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An edition of The Library: An Illustrated History (2009)

The library

an illustrated history

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In this remarkable story, Stuart A.P. Murray traces the elaborate history of the library from its very beginnings in the ancient libraries of Babylon and Alexandria to some of the greatest contemporary institutionsthe Royal Society of London, the Newberry Library, the Smithsonian, and many others. Illustrated with 130 rich color photos, readers can follow the fascinating progress of the institution we now know today as the library. - Publisher.

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Skyhorse Pub.
Language
English
Pages
320

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Subjects
Libraries, Pictorial works, History, History of libraries, Bibliotecas, Obras ilustradas, Historia, Historia de las bibliotecas, Libraries, history

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The Library: An Illustrated History
Dec 03, 2019, SKYHORSE, Skyhorse
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Bibliotecas: Una historia ilustrada
2014, La Esfera de los libros
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The Library: An Illustrated History
Mar 01, 2012, SKYHORSE, Skyhorse
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The library: an illustrated history
2009, Skyhorse Pub.
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Library: An Illustrated History
2009, Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
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Table of Contents

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
Private and public libraries
Modern libraries.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Genre
Pictorial works

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
027.009
Library of Congress
Z721 .M885 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
320

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23197334M
ISBN 13
9781602397064
LCCN
2009012126
Library Thing
8471928
Goodreads
6420373

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