
- 328 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
Throughout the history of the world, libraries have been constructed, burned, discovered, raided, and cherishedāand the treasures they've housed have evolved from early stone tablets to the mass-produced, bound paper books of our present day. The Library invites you to enter the libraries of ancient Greece, early China, Renaissance England, and modern-day America, and speaks to the book lover in all of us. Incorporating beautiful illustrations, insightful quotations, and many marvelous mysteries of librariesātheir books, patrons, and keepersāthis book is certain to provide you with a wealth of knowledge and enjoyment.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- New Foreword to the 2019 Edition
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 The Ancient Libraries
- 2 European Libraries of the Middle Ages
- 3 Asia and Islam
- 4 Europeās High Middle Ages
- 5 Renaissance to Reformation
- 6 People of the Book
- 7 War and a Golden Age
- 8 The Library in Colonial North America
- 9 The Library in the Young United States
- 10 The Library Movement
- 11 Organizing Knowledge
- 12 Libraries, Librarians, and Media Centers
- Libraries of the World
- Acknowledgments
- Sources
- For Further Reading
- Index