When Europe’s monastic libraries were looted, Britain’s richest book collectors went hunting

The forgotten story of how Britain acquired Europe’s rarest books.

by Kelsey Williams

https://theconversation.com/when-europes-monastic-libraries-were-looted-britains-richest-book-collectors-went-hunting-290690?utm_campaign=the-daily-39912&utm_content=the-daily-39912_uk%7C2%7C39912%7Cc4eb48b3&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=When+Europe%E2%80%99s+monastic+libraries+were+looted%2C+Britain%E2%80%99s+richest+book+collectors+went+hunting

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