Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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Inverness Kirk Sessions Library

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Summary

During the period of study, of the books borrowed from their collections, Inverness Kirk Sessions Library featured 38 book holding records and these have been associated with 38 book edition records across 15 genres. Of the books borrowed from Inverness Kirk Sessions Library, these were written by 38 authors and had 20 borrowers. Of these, 19 (95%) were Male, 1 (5%) were Female. The library documented 61 borrowing events, 56 (91.8%) by Male borrowers, 2 (3.28%) by Female borrowers. There were an average of 3.05 borrowings per borrower at this library and of the borrowed books, each book holding was borrowed an average of 1.61 times. At Inverness Kirk Sessions Library during the period of study, books were borrowed for 16 years between 1758 and 1794, with an average of 3.81 borrowings per year.

The most popular books

Overall

  1. Leighton's Sermons
    2
  2. Commentary vpon the epistle of Saint Paule written to the Colossians
    2
  3. Exposition on the Old Testament
    2
  4. Critica Sacra
    2
  5. Works of the late Reverend and learned William Bates
    2
  6. Institution of Christian religion
    2
  7. Naturalis historia
    1
  8. Spectacle de la nature: or nature display’d
    1
  9. Sermons on several occasions
    1
  10. Forty sermons
    1

By Male borrowers

  1. Leighton's Sermons
    2
  2. Commentary vpon the epistle of Saint Paule written to the Colossians
    2
  3. Exposition on the Old Testament
    2
  4. Critica Sacra
    2
  5. Works of the late Reverend and learned William Bates
    2
  6. Institution of Christian religion
    2
  7. Naturalis historia
    1
  8. Spectacle de la nature: or nature display’d
    1
  9. Sermons on several occasions
    1
  10. Forty sermons
    1

By Female borrowers

  1. Works of Shakespeare
    1

The most popular authors

Overall

  1. Robert Leighton
    3
  2. William Bates
    2
  3. Jean Calvin
    2
  4. John Gill
    2
  5. Edward Leigh
    2
  6. Thomas Cartwright
    2
  7. Paul Rapin de Thoyras
    2
  8. Noël Antoine Pluche
    1
  9. William Chillingworth
    1
  10. Jean Alphonse Turrettini
    1

By Male borrowers

  1. Robert Leighton
    3
  2. John Gill
    2
  3. Thomas Cartwright
    2
  4. Edward Leigh
    2
  5. Jean Calvin
    2
  6. William Bates
    2
  7. George Pasor
    1
  8. Noël Antoine Pluche
    1
  9. William Chillingworth
    1
  10. Jean Alphonse Turrettini
    1

By Female borrowers

  1. William Shakespeare
    1

The most popular genres

Overall

  1. Theology
    27
  2. Sermons
    7
  3. History
    5
  4. Reference Works
    5
  5. Education
    3
  6. Natural Philosophy
    2
  7. Philosophy and Morality
    1
  8. Mathematics
    1
  9. Law
    1
  10. Travel
    1

By Male borrowers

  1. Theology
    25
  2. Sermons
    7
  3. Reference Works
    5
  4. History
    4
  5. Education
    3
  6. Natural Philosophy
    2
  7. Philosophy and Morality
    1
  8. Mathematics
    1
  9. Law
    1
  10. Travel
    1

By Female borrowers

  1. Poetry
    1
  2. Drama
    1

The most prolific borrowers

Overall

  1. James Leslie
    13
  2. Alexander Fraser
    5
  3. Ebenezer Young
    4
  4. Daniel McIntosh
    4
  5. Alexander Grant
    3
  6. Jono Fraser
    3
  7. Alexander Fraser
    3
  8. David Denoon
    3
  9. John McKilican
    2
  10. George Mark
    2

Male borrowers

  1. James Leslie
    13
  2. Alexander Fraser
    5
  3. Ebenezer Young
    4
  4. Daniel McIntosh
    4
  5. Alexander Grant
    3
  6. Jono Fraser
    3
  7. Alexander Fraser
    3
  8. David Denoon
    3
  9. John McKilican
    2
  10. George Mark
    2

Female borrowers

  1. Miss McKenzie
    2

Borrower Occupations

Of the 20 borrowers at Inverness Kirk Sessions Library, 4 have at least one identified occupation. Borrowers may have any number of occupations and the total number of occupations associated with borrowers at this library is 4. In the visualisations, press on an occupation's segment to perform a search for its associated borrowing records.

A breakdown of borrower occupations present at this library

The percentage of borrowings made by each occupation

["Religion and Clergy"]
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Book Genre

A a book holding may have multiple genres and 50 genre classifications have been applied to 38 book holding records at Inverness Kirk Sessions Library. The first visualisation shows the total number of book holdings we have catalogued from the library (we have only catalogued books that are actually borrowed, not the entire collection), divided into sections for genre, while the second visualisation shows the total number of borrowing acts we have catalogued, divided into sections for the genre of the associated book. The comparison between the two shows the relative popularity of genres. If all genres were borrowed equally then the two visualisations for a library would be the same. What is interesting is when the visualisations differ, as this shows where a particular genre is more (or less) popular than another. In the visualisations, press on a genre's segment to perform a search for its associated borrowing records.

A breakdown of book genres borrowed at this library

The percentage of borrowings of each genre

A breakdown of book genres borrowed at this library

The percentage of borrowings of each genre

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Borrowings through time by occupation type

Borrowings at this library during the period, divided into sections for occupation types. Press on a year bar to zoom in on its borrowings, divided into months.

[1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790]
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Borrowings through time by book genre

Borrowings at this library during the period, divided into sections for book genre. Press on a year bar to zoom in on its borrowings, divided into months.

[1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794]
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Book holding frequency of borrowing

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