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Published by Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, New Castle, Delaware, 2013
ISBN 10: 1584561858ISBN 13: 9781584561859
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
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hardcover. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. hardcover. 216 pages. VI. This extensive index on all five volumes will identify all proper names, places, and subjects covered in this comprehensive and scholarly series. Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, The Netherlands and Kotinos Publications, Athens, Greece. Sales Rights: Worldwide. Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.
Published by Brill | Hes & De Graaf, 2004
ISBN 10: 906194239XISBN 13: 9789061942399
Seller: Frans Melk Antiquariaat, HILVERSUM, Netherlands
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Oak Knoll Press/ HES & De Graaff Publishers/Kotinos, 2004. 30 x 22,5 cm Hardcover (clothbound) with dustjacket. With illustrations in color and b/w. XXXI, 500 pages. BRAND NEW COPY ` [ Boeken over Boeken / Books on Books Libraries ].
Published by New Castle-'t Goy-Houten-Athens, HES & De Graaf Publishers. 2004, 2003
ISBN 10: 1584561149ISBN 13: 9781584561149
Seller: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
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Original publisher's red cloth hardback, gilt title spine and frontcover, coloured illustration frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, 4to: pictorial endpapers, xxiv, 350pp., [ij], richly illustrated [60 coloured plates - 150 bl.& wh.], chapternotes, bibliographical notes, abbreviations, index. Light minor wear. Fine copy. Volume 1: The History of the Library in Western Civilization.
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Condition: As new in dust jacket. First English Edition. First English Edition. Quarto. xxiv, 428p. Printed on coated stock and illustrated throughout in color. Bound in gray cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper cover and with illustration mounted on upper cover.
Published by Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, New Castle, Delaware, 2007
ISBN 10: 9061944597ISBN 13: 9789061944591
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
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hardcover. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. hardcover. 608 pages. Vol. III From Constantine the Great to Cardinal Bessarion: Imperial, Monastic, School and Private Libraries in the Byzantine World. The third volume of The History of the Library spans a period of more than a thousand years and covers an area stretching from Alexandria and Trebizond to Calabria and Sicily in the south of Italy. The author explores the end of the ancient world and the closure and destruction of its monumental libraries, and describes the formation of the great monastic libraries, such as St. Catherine's on Mount Sinai, the Monastery of Studius in Constantinople, the group of monasteries on Mount Athos and the famous library in the Monastery of St. John on Patmos. Finally, he examines all the known palace, public, university and private libraries in the whole of the Byzantine Empire, and discusses the book trade as well. Among the libraries included in this third volume are those formed in the states that emerged after the fall of Constantinople to the Crusaders in 1204, such as the Empires of Nicaea and Trebizond, the Despotate of Epirus and the Kingdom of Thessalonica. In addition, special attention is given to the book collections of monasteries in the Kingdom of Cyprus and the libraries in the Despotate of the Morea, one of the last Greek bastions to hold out against the Turkish conquest, where the famous Neoplatonist philosopher Plethon taught. Altogether there are nine chapters in this volume and the text is enlivened with more than two hundred color and black-and-white illustrations covering a wide variety of subjects, such as illuminated manuscripts, engravings, maps, drawings, archaeological sites and imaginary and real library interiors. The ninth chapter deals with the architectural characteristics of Byzantine libraries from the end of Late Antiquity to the monastic libraries of the eleventh century onwards. Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, The Netherlands and Kotinos Publications, Athens, Greece. Sales Rights: Worldwide. Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.
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Published by Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, New Castle, Delaware, 2005
ISBN 10: 9061943493ISBN 13: 9789061943495
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Hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 364 pages. II. This second volume continues Staikos' brilliant history of the library from the early days of the Roman Republic to the "Golden Age" of Imperial Rome and the Emperor Hadrian. Extensively researched and beautifully illustrated with many rare photographs and drawings. Printed in Athens with careful attention to detail. Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, The Netherlands and Kotinos Publications, Athens, Greece. Sales Rights: Worldwide. Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.
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Published by Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, New Castle, Delaware, 2010
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hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 532 pages. Volume IV. This fourth volume discusses the publishing procedure for secular and religious writings of late antiquity and the factors that led to the impoverishment of the monumental libraries in Rome. New centers of learning grew up in the monasteries, where great libraries containing educational and instructive books and representative works of Christian literature came into being. Monastic libraries were founded throughout Europe, including the regions with Celtic and Anglo-Saxon populations: those at Monte Cassino, Bobbio, St. Gallen, Fulda, Cluny and elsewhere are dealt with extensively. Mention is also made of the libraries founded in universities and of the new philosophy of forming school libraries, as in Bologna and Paris. Eight chapters unfold the events that influenced the tradition of libraries in the West beginning when Christianity was imposed as the official religion of the Empire. The first chapter includes the realignment of populations of the North, the formation of new kingdoms, and the emergence of new intellectual centres. The more general movement of books is contrasted to the reproduction of books with Roman literary works of the Late Roman period and the issue of Christian education is touched upon discussing its models according to the Church Fathers, as well as the ancient personalities who exchanged letters with Christians on the topic of the role played by monastic centres in relation to books. Chapter two presents the practices of authorship and publication, the reproduction of books, and their availability movement according to St. Jerome. An attempt is also made to reconstruct the library of St. Augustine, calculating which books he would have required in order to complete his written works. Lastly, the Vivarium is also described as a model monastic centre, as are the role of the scriptorium and the significance of the Bible in the Christian conscience. The third chapter is devoted to the British Isles: the promotion of regional tribes to kingdoms, the course of their conversion to Christianity, and the nature of the education cultivated in the monastic centres of the period. Mention is also made of the role played by the various local centres in the preservation of ancient literature, and its transfusion by missionaries to Continental Europe from the pre-Carolingian era on. The fourth chapter deals with the Carolingian era, Charlemagne's contribution to upgrading schooling, the foundation of a considerable number of monastic centres based on books, and the chronicle of the founding of Charlemagne's personal library. There is also an extensive description of two major monastic centres of books, St. Gallen and Corbie, as well as descriptions of their scriptorium and library. Chapter five assesses the influence exerted by the Carolingian period in the diffusion of knowledge and books in general and gives examples of the private libraries of men and officials of the Church. The birth of a new family of books is noted as national languages find their place, and educational centres and their libraries are established in cathedrals. The birth of the university in all the European countries is the subject of the sixth chapter, as an unprecedented system in regard to books, and an indispensable tool for education. There is an extensive description of the Sorbonne's college library and of the new teaching methods, comprising theology and a reassessment of the Aristotelian corpus. The interests of eminent men of letters are outlined in chapter seven, in the matter of books and the genesis of the French royal library, with a chronicle of the papal library at Avignon and at Hereford Cathedral. Finally, chapter eight is an overview of the installation of the library as architecture. The diverse bookstands serving as diminutive 'libraries' are described, up to the time when chambers were set aside to function as libraries. Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, The Netherlands and Kotinos Publications, Athens, Greece. Sales Rights: Worldwide. Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.
Published by Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, New Castle, Delaware, 2012
ISBN 10: 1584561823ISBN 13: 9781584561828
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
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hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 624 pages. V. "For persons interested in libraries who wish to immerse themselves in lush detail, From Petrarch to Michelangelo shines in terms of sheer visual splendor. As is the case with the other four volumes, each chapter is lavishly illustrated with an abundance of glossy full color and black-and-white photographs that depict books and manuscripts, library architecture, and historical figures. For those interested in a visual history of libraries and print culture, this volume is a treat." - RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage With the publication of Volume V, the last stage in the development of the library is revealed. Like the rest of the books in The History of the Library series, this volume is beautifully designed and fully illustrated in color. This fifth and final volume of The History of the Library in Western Civilization contains eight chapters giving a comprehensive account of the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and the effects of the revival of interest in the Greco-Roman tradition on the European cultural scene, at both the secular and religious level. The first chapter looks at the early exponents of humanism in Europe and assesses their role in the revival and promotion of classical thinking. It also describes the particular characteristics of the books in the libraries of pioneers of the humanist movement, such as Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Leonzio Pilato, and the organization of the first bilingual library of the Renaissance by Palla Strozzi in Florence. With Byzantine scholars leaving Constantinople and settling at first in Italy, bringing their fine collections of books with them, the second chapter describes the 'brain drain' from East to West in the fifteenth century. It discusses the systematic study and diffusion of the Greek language, while including brief historical accounts of three humanistic libraries: those of Novello Malatesta and Cardinal Bessarion, and the Vatican Library. Three more great libraries: those of King Matthias Corvinus, Janus Pannonius, and the Medici family are described in the third chapter, as the part played by the invention of printing in the spread of learning and the formation of libraries is explored. The fourth chapter describes the character of French humanism and the role of the scholarly circle in Paris that sowed the seeds of humanist learning, and gives the salient facts about its leading members. There is a section on the formation of the French royal library, its contents, and the persons chiefly responsible for its growth, and another dealing with the contribution made by French printers to the spread of humanism and of books in general. With a long section on Erasmus, the fifth chapter examines his study of scholarly books, his work as an editor, his edition of the New Testament, and the manuscripts that provided him with his material. Erasmus's correspondence with civic and ecclesiastical dignitaries, scholars, and printers around Europe implies the existence of a 'common library' shared by the humanists. Also in the fifth chapter is a discussion of Geneva's position as a publishing centre of books by Reformers and a refuge for those who supported Luther and Calvin's objections to the practices of the Catholic Church. The next chapter is chiefly concerned with those parts of every library that contained copies of the new Christian literature embodied in the writings of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, new translations of the Bible into the vernacular, and the many books written about religious disputes. It covers the dispersal of the monastic libraries in England and discusses the libraries of men of letters and scholars throughout Europe. Furthermore, in the seventh chapter, insight is given into the nature of the new libraries created in the late sixteenth century, containing contemporary pity works and prose and verse adaptations of medieval classics in booklet form. It concludes with a chronicle of the founding of the Oxford University library by Sir Thomas Bodley. The final chapter oversees the Renaissance library architecture and the great changes in library design that resulted from the creation of many public libraries and the opening of libraries generally to a wider public. The three-aisled library, designed by Michelozzo, is introduced, and its influence on monastic libraries in Italy, and to the libraries designed by Domenico Fontana, Jacopo Sansovino, Michelangelo, and others is explained. Sales Rights: Worldwide. Order all five volumes of The History of the library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.
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Published by Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, DE, 2005
ISBN 10: 1584561483ISBN 13: 9781584561484
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, xxiv, 428 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps, plans; 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First English Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. Size: 4to. Collectible.
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Published by Oak Knoll Pr, 2007
ISBN 10: 1584561491ISBN 13: 9781584561491
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First English Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine Condition. Dust jacket in protective Broadart cover. Very small stain (eraser size on the front board). A very smal bump to the edge of the dust jacket, the boards beneath are not damaged. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscriptions. First English Edition. Book appears to be unread. ; Height: 11.25 Inches, Length: 8.75 Inches, Weight: 29.51 Grams, Width: 1.5 ; 572 pages.
Published by Oak Knoll Press; Hes & De Graaf Publishers; Kotinos, New Castle, Delaware, 2012
ISBN 10: 1584561823ISBN 13: 9781584561828
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. First English Edition. 588pp. Quarto [29.5 cm] Light gray cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover, and an applied illustration on the front cover. Gray and white pictorial endpapers. In a pictorial dust jacket. From the Publisher- "With the publication of Volume V, the last stage in the development of the library is revealed. Like the rest of the books in The History of the Library series, this volume is beautifully designed and fully illustrated in color. This fifth and final volume of The History of the Library in Western Civilization contains eight chapters giving a comprehensive account of the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and the effects of the revival of interest in the Greco-Roman tradition on the European cultural scene, at both the secular and religious level.".
Published by Oak Knoll Press, Kotinos, Greece, 2007
ISBN 10: 1584561491ISBN 13: 9781584561491
Seller: Bay Used Books, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. As New and New condition. No defects. Pictures available upon request. K.B.
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Published by Oak Knoll, Kotinos, 2005
Seller: Librería José Porrúa Turanzas S.A., Madrid, Spain
Kotinos, Oak Knoll, 2005. En folio mayor (300 x 225)mm. xxvi-428 pp., (4) h., gran número de láminas e ilustraciones a color. Encuadernacià n en tela editorial con camisa. Este trabajo es la segunda parte de una importante serie de cinco volúmenes que aborda el papel único que han desempeñado las bibliotecas en la construccià n y preservacià n de la cultura occidental. El Sr. Staikos se ha convertido en uno de nuestros estudiosos más destacados en historia de la biblioteca, escribiendo libros como este y obras como "Las grandes bibliotecas", un clásico en su campo. Este segundo volumen revela el desarrollo de la literatura romana construida desde y con Conocimiento de la tradicià n griega. 300x225mm. (11¾x8¾").
Published by New Castle-'t Goy-Houten-Athens, HES & De Graaf Publishers. 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 9061943205ISBN 13: 9789061943204
Seller: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
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Original publisher's gray cloth spine, red lettering spine, pictorial label on frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, thick large 4to: illustrated endpapers, xxxij, 588pp., very richly illustrated with coloured plates & illustrations, chapternotes & references, abbreviations, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new. Still shrink-wrapped. Volume 5: The History of the Library in Western Civilization.
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Published by Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, DE, 2005
ISBN 10: 1584561513ISBN 13: 9781584561514
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full-leather, slipcase. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. full-leather, slipcase. 364 pages. II. Deluxe full-leather edition. Limited to 100 copies. This second volume continues Staikos' brilliant history of the library from the early days of the Roman Republic to the "Golden Age" of Imperial Rome and the Emperor Hadrian. Extensively researched and beautifully illustrated with many rare photographs and drawings. Printed in Athens with careful attention to detail. Co-published with Kotinos Publications, Athens, Greece. This copy shows exposure to moisture at some point as the pages at the beginning and end are slightly wavy.
(New Castle, Delaware/ 't Goy-Houten, NL), Oak Knoll Press/ Hes & De Graaf Publishers/ Ktinos, 2007; First English edition.30x23 cm. Hardcover, cloth, dustwrapper. Xxxi, 572 pp., richly illustrated, maps, notes, abbreviations, bibliography, index. NB: Due to weight this book may exceed limits for standard shipping outside the Netherlands. Good. Vol. III (of 5 vols.). ISBN 9781584561491.
Published by Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, DE, 2004
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{fromanfprq2fcharset0 Garamond;}} {*generator Riched20 6.3.9600}{*mmathPrmdispDef1mwrapIndent1440 }viewkind4uc1 dnowidctlparbfs24 Staikos (Konstantinos Sp.) THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION. From Minos to Cleopatra: the Greek world from the Minoans' archival libraries to the universal library of the Ptolemies. Translated by Timothy Cullen. Pp. xxiv+350+[2](colophon, blank), printed in red & black, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, the title page printed in red, dull gilt, & black, bibliography, index; small med. 4to; gilt lettered grey cloth, with pictorial onlay at centre of upper board, the upper board faintly marked near fore-edge, with a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge; dust wrapper; Oak Knoll Press/Hes & De Graaf, New Castle, DE., 2004. First American edition, trade. *The first volume in a series of five books examining the role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture.
Published by Oak Knoll, New Castle, 2004
Seller: Librería José Porrúa Turanzas S.A., Madrid, Spain
First Edition â " Primera edicià n. New Castle, Oak Knoll, 2004. En folio mayor (300 x 225)mm. xxiii-349 pp., (3) h. gran número de ilustraciones y láminas a color. Encuadernacià n en tela editorial con camisa. Primera edicià n de esta obra. 300x225mm. (11¾x8¾").
Published by Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, DE, 2005
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Printing. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The dust jacket shows only minor shelf-wear. FINE/NEAR FINE. . The History of the Library in Western Civilization Series. Vol. 2. Color Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Hes & De Graaf Publishers, 2010
ISBN 10: 906194290XISBN 13: 9789061942900
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 01 edition. 540 pages. 11.77x8.98x1.42 inches. In Stock.
Published by Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, 2012
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st English editon. xxxi, 588 p.
Published by New Castle-'t Goy-Houten-Athens-Leiden, HES & De Graaf Publishers-Brill. 2004-2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 9061943302ISBN 13: 9789061943303
Seller: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
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Original publisher's cloth spine, red lettering spine, pictorial label on frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, thick large 4to: Vol. 1. From Minos to Cleopatra. The Greek World from the Minoans' Archival Libraries to the Universal Library of the Ptolemies: xxiv, 350pp., [ij]. Vol. 2. The Roman World. From Cicero to Hadrian. The Roman World from the Beginnings of Latin Literature to the Monumental and Private Libraries of the Empire: xxiv, 428p., [iv], Vol. 3. From Constantine the Great to Cardinal Bessarion. Imperial, Monastic, School and Private Libraries in the Byzantine World: xxxij, 572pp. Vol. 4: From Cassiodorus to Furnival, Classical and Christian Letters, Schools and Libraries in the monastries and Universities, Western Book Centuries: xxxij, 500pp., [4]pp. Vol. 5. From Petrarch to Michelangelo: xxxij, 588pp. INDEX: 214pp., [ij]. With illustrated endpapers, very richly illustrated with coloured plates & illustrations, chapternotes & references, abbreviations, general bibliography, index. Fine complete set. VolumE 1-4 & Index: The History of the Library in Western Civilization.
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Condition: Fine. Pages: 374 pages. with many illustrations including in full colour. Size: 8vo (230x300).