Chetham’s Library

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Engels | 30-11-2025 | 32 pagina's

9781836360377

Paperback / softback


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Chetham’s Library is the oldest surviving public library in Britain. It was founded in 1653, under the will of Humphrey Chetham, a prosperous Manchester textile merchant, banker and landowner. His legacy also established a school for 40 poor boys (now a specialist music school) and provided for five chained libraries to be placed in local churches.

The Library, in Manchester, England, is housed in a beautiful sandstone building dating from 1421, which was constructed to accommodate the priests of Manche

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Chetham’s Library is the oldest surviving public library in Britain. It was founded in 1653, under the will of Humphrey Chetham, a prosperous Manchester textile merchant, banker and landowner. His legacy also established a school for 40 poor boys (now a specialist music school) and provided for five chained libraries to be placed in local churches.

The Library, in Manchester, England, is housed in a beautiful sandstone building dating from 1421, which was constructed to accommodate the priests of Manche

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EAN :9781836360377
Auteur: 
Uitgever :ACC Publishing Group
Publicatie datum :  30-11-2025
Uitvoering :Paperback / softback
Taal/Talen : Engels
Hoogte :190 mm
Breedte :190 mm
Status :Nog niet beschikbaar
Aantal pagina's :32