The History of the Library in Western Civilization
- Type:
- boek
- Titel:
- The History of the Library in Western Civilization
- Andere titel:
- Historia tēs vivliothēkēs ston Dytiko politismo
- Jaar:
- 2004
- Onderwerp:
- Past
Library
Collecting - Taal:
- Engels
- Uitgever:
- New Castle Oak Knoll 't-Goy-Houten HES & De Graaf Athens Kotinos 2004; 2005; 2007; 2010; 2012
- Plaatsnummer:
- ORPH.BIB1 STAI (Orpheus Instituut)ORPH.BIB1 STAI (Orpheus Instituut)ORPH.BIB1 STAI (Orpheus Instituut)ORPH.BIB1 STAI (Orpheus Instituut)ORPH.BIB1 STAI (Orpheus Instituut)
- ISBN:
- 906194239X
9061943493
9789061944591
9789061942900
9789061943204 - Paginering:
- 5 vols. illustrations (some color) 30 cm
- Editie:
- 1st English ed.
- Samenvatting:
- 1. From Minos to Cleopatra : the Greek world from the Minoans' archival libraries to the universal library of the Ptolemies -- 2. The Roman world from Cicero to Hadrian : the Roman world from the beginnings of Latin literature to the monumental and private libraries of the Empire -- 3. The Byzantine world from Constantine the Great to Cardinal Bessarion : imperial, monastic, school, and private libraries in the Byzantine world -- 4. The Medieval world in the West from Cassiodorus to Furnival : classical and Christian letters, schools and libraries in the monasteries and universities, Western book centres -- 5. The Renaissance from Petrarch to Michelangelo : the revival of the study of the classics and the first humanistic libraries printing in the service of the world of books and monumental libraries.
- Nota:
- A sixth volume, containing an epilogue and general index, was published in 2013
- Permalink:
- https://www.cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000011273
