An edition of The memory of mankind
(2001)
The memory of mankind
the story of libraries since the dawn of history
by Alfred Hessel
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From the publisher: "'The Memory of Mankind' is an illustrated history of the unique role libraries have played in the history of civilization. From the clay tablets of Ancient Sumer to the Internet, this work provides an introductory survey of the historical development of libraries from its earliest beginnings to the modern day."
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The memory of mankind: the story of libraries since the dawn of history
2001, Oak Knoll Press
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1584560495 9781584560494
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments
Prefaceix
Introduction xi
Chapter I. The Ancient World 1
Chapter II. The Middle Ages To Charlemagne17
Chapter III. The Post-Carolingian Age: The Ninth To Twelfth Centuries 29
Chapter IV. The Late Middle Ages 39
Chapter V. The Renaissance51
Chapter VI. The Reformation And The Seventeenth Century67
Chapter VII. The Enlightenment 81
Chapter VIII. The French Revolution And The Nineteenth Century95
Chapter DC From The Nineteenth To The Mid-Twentieth Century107
Chapter X General Problems And Developments133
Chapter XI. Into The Information Age145
Notes for the Preface and Introduction167
Notes for the Chapters167
Selective Bibliography181
Index 183.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-182) and index.
Rev. and updated ed. of: A history of libraries by Alfred Hessel, which was translated, with supplementary material added, by Reuben Peiss and published in 1950.
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