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- catalog abstract ""William Byrd II (1674-1744) was an important figure in the history of colonial Virginia: a founder of Richmond, an active participant in Virginia politics, and the proprietor of one of the colonoy's greatest plantations. But Byrd is best known today for his diaries. Considered essential documents of private life in colonial America, they offer readers an unparalleled glimpse into the world of a Virginia gentleman. This book joins Byrd's Diary, Secret Diary, and other writings in securing his reputation as one of the most interesting men in colonial America."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12053762.
- catalog contributor b12053763.
- catalog contributor b12053764.
- catalog contributor b12053765.
- catalog coverage "Virginia Social life and customs To 1775.".
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""William Byrd II (1674-1744) was an important figure in the history of colonial Virginia: a founder of Richmond, an active participant in Virginia politics, and the proprietor of one of the colonoy's greatest plantations. But Byrd is best known today for his diaries. Considered essential documents of private life in colonial America, they offer readers an unparalleled glimpse into the world of a Virginia gentleman. This book joins Byrd's Diary, Secret Diary, and other writings in securing his reputation as one of the most interesting men in colonial America."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. William Byrd II of Westover -- 2. Making a Gentleman: William Byrd and Early Modern Education -- 3. The Commonplace Book in Education -- 4. The Commonplace Book and the Common Culture -- 5. William Byrd as a Writer: Between the Private and Public Spheres -- 6. Gathering and Compiling the Commonplace Book -- 7. Science and Medicine in the Commonplace Book -- 8. William Byrd's Religious Views -- 9. "Invectives against Women, and ... Lampoons upon Matrimony" -- 10. The Commonplace Book and Self-Fashioning -- The Commonplace Book of a Colonial Gentleman in Crisis: An Essay / Kenneth A. Lockridge -- The Commonplace Book.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xv, 319 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "080782612X (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,".
- catalog spatial "Virginia Social life and customs To 1775.".
- catalog spatial "Virginia".
- catalog subject "975.5/02/092 21".
- catalog subject "Byrd, William, 1674-1744.".
- catalog subject "Commonplace-books.".
- catalog subject "F229 .B94 2001".
- catalog subject "Gentry Virginia Attitudes History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Gentry Virginia Biography.".
- catalog subject "Plantation owners Virginia Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. William Byrd II of Westover -- 2. Making a Gentleman: William Byrd and Early Modern Education -- 3. The Commonplace Book in Education -- 4. The Commonplace Book and the Common Culture -- 5. William Byrd as a Writer: Between the Private and Public Spheres -- 6. Gathering and Compiling the Commonplace Book -- 7. Science and Medicine in the Commonplace Book -- 8. William Byrd's Religious Views -- 9. "Invectives against Women, and ... Lampoons upon Matrimony" -- 10. The Commonplace Book and Self-Fashioning -- The Commonplace Book of a Colonial Gentleman in Crisis: An Essay / Kenneth A. Lockridge -- The Commonplace Book.".
- catalog title "The commonplace book of William Byrd II of Westover / edited by Kevin Berland, Jan Kirsten Gilliam, and Kenneth A. Lockridge.".
- catalog type "text".