The library : an illustrated history
Book |
Skyhorse Pub. ;
New York, NY :
c2009.
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The history of libraries from ancient to modern times is presented through a review of the types of documents stored, the structures themselves, the way they have been managed, and the important part they have played in every culture around the world.
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- Physical Description: x, 310 p. : ill. (some col.), music, ports.print
- Publisher: New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub. ; Chicago : ALA Editions, c2009.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-307) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: The ancient libraries -- European libraries of the Middle Ages -- Asia and Islam -- Europe's High Middle Ages -- Renaissance to Reformation -- People of the book -- War and a golden age -- The library in colonial North America -- The library in the young United States -- Libraries across America -- Organizing knowledge -- Libraries, librarians, and media centers -- Libraries of the world.