11 Questions
What was the title of the book in which William Blades enumerated the dangers that might befall rare books?
The Enemies of Books
Who was the first book collector to record the opinion that women were a danger to the survival of their collections?
Richard de Bury
What was the number of enemies enumerated by William Blades in his revised and enlarged edition of 1888?
10
In what year did Anne Lyon Haight ask the question 'Are Women the Natural Enemies of Books'?
1937
What did Richard de Bury describe women as in his treatise on the love of books?
'that biped beast … always jealous of the love of us'
What dangers did William Blades enumerate as potential threats to rare books?
'fire, water, gas & heat, dust & neglect, ignorance & bigotry, the bookworm, other vermin, bookbinders, collectors, and servants & children'
What was the prevailing opinion of women as book collectors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
They were considered enemies of books and incapable of understanding men's bibliomania.
Why were earlier women bibliophiles usually from the noble classes?
Because book collecting required wealth and education which were more accessible to the noble classes.
How were French women collectors during the 16th through 18th centuries often perceived?
As fashionable and insincere book collectors.
What was Dr. Rosenbach's view of women collectors in the chapter 'Mighty Women Book Hunters' in A Book Hunter’s Holiday (1936)?
He urged them to leave the triumphs of book collecting to men.
What did Mary Hyde Eccles assert about women and book collecting in 1990?
She expressed that book collecting can have as much appeal for women as for men.
Test your knowledge about the history of women book collectors and their portrayal in literature. Explore the writings of Anne Lyon Haight and William Blades to understand the perspectives on women's relationship with books.
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