- Type:
- Book Chapter
- Author:
- John Cannon
- Published:
- 2007
- Publisher:
- Oxford University PressOxford
Abstract George III had an important influence on national cultural life. On ascending the throne he determined to add to the library given by his royal predecessors to the British Museum. In the course of his reign he assembled ‘one of the finest libraries ever created by one man’ (Miller, 125). He was advised in this process by his librarian, Sir Frederick Barnard, and by Samuel Johnson, among others; by the time of his death it consisted of 65,250 volumes, 19,000 tracts and pamphlets, and the first large British collection of maps and charts. The king was also interested in typography and the design of books, establishing a royal bindery at Buckingham House. The royal collection was organized in three or more series, stored chiefly at Windsor and Buckingham House.
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- Abstract George III had an important influence on national cultural life.
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- John Cannon