Summary
This work surveys the cathedral libraries of England, focusing on ecclesiastical collections attached to cathedrals and the books they preserve. It explains that these libraries are chiefly used by clergy and clerical students, and that they combine medieval learning, theology, classical literature, and historical research. Botfield also situates his account among earlier bibliographical catalogues of manuscript collections in English cathedrals.
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