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Nicolas John Barker (born 1932) is a British historian of printing and books. He was Head of Conservation at the "Mr Nicolas Barker"
''British Academy''. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Nicolas John Living people Employees of the British Library 1932 births Fellows of the British Academy Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Historians of printing Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Nicolas John Barker (born 1932) is a British historian of printing and books. He was Head of Conservation at the British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British ...
from 1976 to 1992 and is a former editor of ''The Book Collector
''The Book Collector'' is a London based journal that deals with all aspects of the book.
It is published quarterly and exists in both paper and digital form. It prints independent opinions on subjects ranging from typography to national heritage ...
''.
A bibliography of his work was published to mark his 80th birthday in 2012. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy
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It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars spa ...
in 1998, and is also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
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; in 2002, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.''British Academy''. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
Selected works
*Barker, Nicolas (1972). ''Stanley Morison''. London: Macmillan. *Barker, Nicolas (1978). '' Bibliotheca Lindesiana: the Lives and Collections of Alexander William, 25th Earl of Crawford and 8th Earl of Balcarres, and James Ludovic, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres''. London: for Presentation to the Roxburghe Club, and published by Bernard Quaritch *Barker, Nicolas (1987). ''The Butterfly Books. An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Twentieth Century Pamphlets''. London: Bertram Rota. *Barker, Nicolas (1988). ''Two East Anglian Picture Books''. *Barker, Nicolas (1989) ''Treasures of the British Library''; compiled by Nicolas Barker and the curatorial staff of the British Library. New York: Harry N. Abrams *Barker, Nicolas (2000). ''The Great Book of Thomas Trevilian''. *Barker, Nicolas (2003). ''Form and Meaning in the History of the Book. Selected Essays by Nicolas Barker''. London: British Library. * *Barker, Nicolas (2020). ''Reginald Heber: A Letter from India''.References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Nicolas John Living people Employees of the British Library 1932 births Fellows of the British Academy Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Historians of printing Officers of the Order of the British Empire