‘Irish manuscript auctions in the early nineteenth century: markets, collectors, libraries’
On 4 March 2014, the Centre welcomed Prof Richard Sharpe (University of Oxford) to discuss ‘Irish manuscript auctions in the early nineteenth century: markets, collectors, libraries’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. At the onset of his research into 19th century Irish manuscript auctions, Prof Sharpe anticipated a declining audience for manuscripts… Continue reading