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The specter of the archive : political practice and the information state in early modern Britain /

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From the sixteenth century forward, the volume of paper in Britain grew enormously. Cheaper than parchment, it allowed statesmen of the time to record drafts, memoranda and other ephemera that might have otherwise been lost to a wax tablet. And as the volume of original paperwork ballooned, the numb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Popper, Nicholas, 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2024].
Subjects:
Tower of London Record Office.
Great Britain. > State Paper Office.
Public records > Great Britain > Management > History > 17th century.
Government paperwork > Great Britain > Management > History > 17th century.
Archives > Great Britain > History > 17th century.

Evans: Library Stacks

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