The Great Libraries: From Antiquity to the Renaissance 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600.

STAIKOS, KONSTANTINOS

ISBN 10: 0712306617 / ISBN 13: 9780712306614

Published by British Library Board, 2000

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Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, first English edition, 2000. Hardcover (clothbound) with dust jacket. 34 x 24 cm. Richly illustrated in color and b/w. XVI, 563 pages - FINE COPY [Bibliotheek / Library Boeken over Boeken / Books on Books [Boeken over Boeken] boekhouden ].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Libraries: From Antiquity to the Renaissance 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600.
• Publisher: British Library Board
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712306617
• ISBN 13: 9780712306614
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

This work chronicles the development of the library from 3000 BC to 1600 AD. Beginning with the clay tablet libraries of the ancient empires, to those inspired by the Italian Renaissance, the history of these great depositories of human knowledge is examined, together with that of the scholars and librarians who struggled to increase and preserve their precious holdings. Illustrated throughout, this large format volume should provide an addition to the library of every bibliophile.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Greek