Cabral, Maria Luísa (2014), A Real Biblioteca e os seus criadores: em Lisboa, 1755-1803 [a review]

Review of the book by Maria Luísa Cabral about the history of the of Royal Library, the predecessor to the National Library of Portugal. This book discusses the political, institutional and intellectual context for the creation of the Library, focusing on the intellectual innovations provided, while debating and questioning the roles attributed to several lay and religious personalities up until her present research