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The Story of Libraries, Second Edition From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age

by: Lerner, Fred

The Story of Libraries, Second Edition From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age

by: Lerner, Fred

ISBN 13: 9780826429902
ISBN 10: 0826429904
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/24/2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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Summary

This work describes the crucial role libraries played in ancient Egypt, Han-dynasty China, the ancient Western Classical world (the great library of Alexandria, which was lost to us in stages over many years), the Baghdad of Harun-al-Rashid, and medieval and Renaissance Europe. It continues with the libraries of colonial America, the Library of Congress, university libraries, and today's large public library system. Book jacket.

List of illustrations
Preface
The Earliest Libraries
Libraries of Classical Antiquity
Lanterns of the Dark Ages
Libraries of the Orient
Libraries of the Islamic World
The High Middle Ages
Gutenberg's Legacy
Treasuries of the Book
The Repositories of Knowledge
Libraries for the People
The Rising Generation
Putting Knowledge to Work
The Craft of Librarianship
Libraries of the Future
Notes
Principal Works Consulted
Index
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The Story of Libraries, Second Edition From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age

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