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245 1 0 _aGod's Arsenal :
_bThe Libraries of the Society of Jesus in the Early Modern Age (1540–1773) /
_cNatale Vacalebre.
246 3 _aThe Libraries of the Society of Jesus in the Early Modern Age (1540–1773)
264 1 _aLeiden ;
_aBoston :
_bBRILL,
_c2026.
264 4 _c©2026
300 _a1 online resource (394 pages) :
_billustrations.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aLibrary of the Written Word ;
_v148
490 1 _aEarly Modern History and Modern History E-Books online, Collection 2026
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aThis book offers the first comprehensive study of how Jesuit libraries were created, organised, and used across early modern Europe and throughout the overseas missions. Drawing on a broad range of archival and printed sources, including administrative records, lending registers, internal regulations, visitation reports, and personal correspondence, it reconstructs the daily management of collections and the reading practices within Jesuit institutions. By reconstructing the concrete gestures through which books were selected, classified, consulted, and circulated, and by showing how rules were followed, stretched, or ignored, the study exposes the procedural backbone that supported Jesuit teaching, scholarship, and institutional order. It also proposes a structured method for approaching the cultural and social history of these libraries, offering a new way to interpret the wider Jesuit knowledge system.
546 _aEnglish
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 0 _aBook History and Cartography.
650 0 0 _aHistory of the Book.
100 1 _aVacalebre, Natale,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tGod's Arsenal : The Libraries of the Society of Jesus in the Early Modern Age (1540–1773).
_dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL,2026.
_z9789004742710
_w(OCoLC)1564568940
830 0 _aLibrary of the Written Word ;
_v148.
830 0 _aEarly Modern History and Modern History E-Books online, Collection 2026.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004742727
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