Publisher:Princeton, NJ :Princeton University Press,2015.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Adventures in ancient Greek and Roman libraries / Edith Hall -- Image of the medieval library / Richard Gameson -- The renaissance library and the challenge of print / Andrew Pettegree -- From printing shop to bookshelves : how books began the journey to enlightenment libraries / Robert Darnton -- The advantages of literature : the subscription library in Georgian Britain / David Allan.