Libraries Through the Ages

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A&C Black, 1 Jan 1999 - 160 halaman
This completely new book, Libraries Through the Ages, is based on Fred Lerner's earlier The Story of Libraries, which was the first book of its kind in many years. More concise and with nearly twice as many illustrations as its predecessor, Libraries Through the Ages will especially appeal to young readers, as well as to anyone who wants a compact and lively international history of book collecting, from the invention of writing to the computer age.

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List of Illustrations
9
Preface
11
The Fertile Crescent
13
Greece and Rome
20
Medieval Europe
28
China and India
40
The Islamic World
57
The Printed Book
66
Colleges and Universities
82
The Peoples Libraries
97
Libraries for Young People
108
Libraries at Work
115
The Library of the Future
122
Notes
129
Timeline
143
Index
155

Kings and Congressmen
74

Istilah dan frasa umum

Tentang pengarang (1999)

Fred Lerner holds degrees in history and library science from Columbia University, where he received his doctorate. He has also written widely on contemporary science fiction and produces a bibliographical database indexing literature on posttraumatic stress disorder. He lives in Vermont with his wife Sheryl, a retired teacher.

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