The Library of James Marsh, DD (1593-?1645), with ‘Shackspeers playes’ and ‘Donnes Poem’

• Published in: Library Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 33 - 56
• Main Author: Higgins, Ben
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Oxford University Press 01.03.2021; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Case studies; Libraries; Library history; Poetry; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Abstract This essay provides a case study of an otherwise-unknown clerical library from the 1640s that includes a copy of a Shakespeare folio alongside a few other literary works, including John Donne's Poems (1633). The essay offers a biography of the library's owner, a sketch of the libr...