Story of Libraries, Second Edition
This work describes the crucial role libraries played in ancient Egypt, Han-dynasty China, the ancient Western Classical world (the great library of Alexandria, which was lost to us in stages over many years), the Baghdad of Harun-al-Rashid, and medieval and Renaissance Europe. It continues with the libraries of colonial America, the Library of Congress, university libraries, and today's large public library system.
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In this fully updated edition, this book continues to explore the ways in which men and women collect and organize the records of human experience.
List of illustrationsPreface1 The Earliest Libraries2 Libraries of Classical Antiquity3 Lanterns of the Dark Ages4 Libraries of the Orient5 Libraries of the Islamic World6 The High Middle Ages7 Gutenberg's Legacy8 Treasuries of the Book9 The Repositories of Knowledge10 Libraries for the People11 The Rising Generation12 Putting Knowledge to Work13 The Craft of Librarianship14 Libraries of the FutureNotesPrincipal Works ConsultedIndex
