BookThe library : an illustrated history
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Main title
- The library : an illustrated history / Stuart A.P. Murray ; introduction by Donald G. Davis, Jr. ; foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes.
Published/Created
- New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub. ; Chicago : ALA Editions, 2009.
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Description
- x, 310 p. : ill. (some col.), music, ports. ; 27 cm.
ISBN
- 9781602397064 (alk. paper) :
- 1602397066 (alk. paper) :
- 9780838909911 (ALA ed.)
- 0838909914 (ALA ed.)
LC classification
- Z721 .M885 2009
Summary
- The history of libraries from ancient to modern times is presented through a review of the types of documents stored, the structures themselves, the way they have been managed, and the important part they have played in every culture around the world.
Contents
- The ancient libraries -- European libraries of the Middle Ages -- Asia and Islam -- Europe's High Middle Ages -- Renaissance to Reformation -- People of the book -- War and a golden age -- The library in colonial North America -- The library in the young United States -- Libraries across America -- Organizing knowledge -- Libraries, librarians, and media centers -- Libraries of the world.
LC Subjects
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Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-307) and index.
LCCN
- 2009012126
Dewey class no.
- 027.009
Other system no.
- (OCoLC)ocn277203534
Type of material
- Book
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- Z721 .M885 2009
- Copy 1
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