Bibliotheca Celtica; A Register Of Publications Relating To Wales And The Celtic Peoples & Languages For The Year 1913 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354213724)

A rare window into Celtic print culture on the eve of upheaval. Essential reference for Celtic scholars. Bibliotheca Celtica: A Register of Publications Relating to Wales and the Celtic Peoples & Languages for the Year 1913 presents a focused, contemporary register of titles and periodical literature issued that year. As a celtic bibliography collection and library catalogue reference, it maps the terrain of early 20th century books concerned with Welsh language publications, Irish and Scottish heritage, and the evolving study of celtic peoples literature. Functioning as an academic research resource and a plain, navigable celtic studies reference, it helps librarians, historians and independent readers locate primary titles, trace bibliographic lines and understand the scope of native-language scholarship. Genealogists and local historians will find clues among the entries and within Wales historical records; language scholars can follow the distribution of celtic language resources across publishers and regions. Accessible in tone yet meticulous in purpose, the register turns what might be obscure holdings into usable leads for discovery. Historically important, this 1913 publications register captures scholarship and publishing networks just before the First World War, offering collectors and curious readers a direct line to the period's intellectual currents and the wider United Kingdom history those works helped shape. Casual readers will appreciate the context it supplies; classic-literature collectors will value it as a companion document to rare editions and as a reference that complements private collections. Its listings illuminate small regional presses and learned society publications, showing how ideas passed between Ireland, Scotland and Wales. For booksellers and curators the register is a practical reference when identifying elusive editions and tracing provenance; for students and general readers it provides a clear map of the topics, languages and debates that engaged Celtic scholarship in 1913. Whether consulted for research or displayed on a collector's shelf, it rewards close attention. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

Author: Unknown
ISBN-10: 9354213723
ISBN-13: 9789354213724
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2020
Pages: 282
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d