History of Libraries in the Western World

Name: History of Libraries in the Western World
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ISBN: 9780810837249

ISBN-10: 0810837242

ISBN-13: 9780810837249

Edition: 4th 2000

Authors: Michael H. Harris

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The information revolution that has swept the West since 1945 and the political revolution that swept across Europe beginning in 1986 are examined in this book.

Book details

List price: $47.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/29/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface



Libraries in the Ancient World



The Origin of Libraries



Babylonian and Assyrian Libraries



Egyptian Libraries



Greek Libraries



Roman Libraries



Medieval Libraries



Byznntine and Moslem Libraries



Monastic and Cathedral Libraries



The Rise of the University, the Renaissance, the Invention of Printing, and the Growth of Libraries in Europe to 1500



Modern Library Development in the West



European Libraries: Expansion and Diversification to 1917



Libraries in America to 1850



Modern European Libraries



Modern American Libraries


Index


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