Reading Practice and Reading Theory in the Books of Sir Thomas Smith (1513–1577) at Queens' College Old Library, Cambridge.

Sir Thomas Smith (1513–77), ambassador, lawyer, and secretary, was a prolific reader and annotator of his library, which he bequeathed to the Old Library of Queens' College, Cambridge. This article examines Smith's highly visual style of annotation, which involved drawing pictures of people, cities,...

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Published in:	Sixteenth Century Journal Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 367 - 388
Main Author:	Laar, Alexander
Format:	Article
Published:	Sixteenth Century Society Summer2026
Subjects:	Smith, Thomas, 1513-1577 Historiography Organizational aims & objectives Annotations Ambassadors
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