The library : an illustrated history
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The library : an illustrated history
AUTHOR:
Murray, Stuart, 1948-
ISBN:
9781616084530
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub. ; Chicago : ALA Editions, c2009
PHYSICAL_DESC:
x, 310 p. : ill. (some col.), music, ports. ; 27 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-307) and index
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
ABSTRACT:
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.
SUBJECT:
| Libraries -- History |
| Libraries -- Pictorial works |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.