The Heritage of the English Library

ISBN-13: 9781032162164 / Miękka / 2023 / 292 str.

Raymond Irwin

Opis

Originally published in 1964 this volume continues the studies of the history of libraries and incorporates material included in The Origins of the English Library with some additional material.

Recenzje

‘…an absorbing account that rightly deals in detail with bookmaking as well as libraries, and with readers as well as librarians and bibliographers….vast mass of fascinating detail charmingly presented by this learned and ably written study.’ Times Educational Supplement

‘…wide-ranging, stimulating…’ H. D. Ziman, The Daily Telegraph

‘…as readable as it is scholarly…’ School Librarian.

Spis treści

1. The Written Word 2. The Golden Chain 3. Circumstantial Evidence 4. Hellas 5. The Roman Public Libraries 6. Classical Bibliography 7. Cassiodorus Senator 8. The Religious Life and Learning 9. S. Robert of Lincoln and the Oxford Greyfriars 10. Richard de Bury 11. Evidences of Literacy 12. The Approach to a National Library in England 13. Parish Libraries 14. The Study and the Sofa.

O autorze

Raymond Irwin directed the University College London School of Library, Archive and Information Studies from 1945 until 1969.