Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Copyright page / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Foreword / The 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres, -- Preface / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Acknowledgements / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Figures / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Abbreviations / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Family Tree / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Chapter 1 From Reformation to Restoration / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Chapter 2 From Restoration to Enlightenment / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Chapter 3 Reconstructing the Lindsay Library / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Chapter 4 Catalogue / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Appendix A Transcriptions of Manuscript Book Lists I - VIII / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Appendix B Facsimile of 1792 Printed Sale Catalogue / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Appendix C Shelf-List of Lindsay Library Volumes at Balcarres House Today / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Appendix D Index of Prior and Subsequent Owners / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs -- Index / Kelsey Jackson Williams , Jane Stevenson , and William Zachs.

This is the first study of Jacobean Scotland's largest library: the collection assembled over several generations by the Lindsays of Balcarres. It challenges prior understandings of pre-Union Scotland's book culture, presents the catalogue of a collection of international importance for the first time, and recovers the intellectual history behind this "Great Bibliotheck". The volume includes chapters on the history of the library to the Restoration (Jane Stevenson) and from Restoration to Enlightenment (Kelsey Jackson Williams) as well as a detailed discussion of the library's reconstruction (William Zachs and Jackson Williams), a full catalogue, and appendices.

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