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The Dictionary Garret - Anatomy of a Room

Natasha McEnroe · Gresham College

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About

The garret at 17 Gough Square was the nerve centre of the house during Samuel Johnson's residence, and here the greatest work of reference of the 18th century took shape. Johnson's Dictionary (1755) gives the room its historic resonance, but what became of the room once its famous occupant had left?

The talk

  1. The Dictionary Garret - Anatomy of a Room 2005-12-08 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Natasha McEnroe
Year
2005
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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