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THE GREAT LIBRARIES: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE RENAISSANCE.
Staikos, Konstantinos Sp.
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First edition in English. This monumental work chronicles the development of the library from 300 B.C. to 1600 A.D. Beginning with the clay-tablet libraries of the ancient Sumerian and Assyro-Babylonian empires, to those inspired by the Italian Renaissance, Mr. Staikos reveals the majesty of Western literature within these great depositories of human knowledge. Using over 400 illustrations [130 in full color] the reader is treated to hundreds of beautifully photographed interiors of these legendary libraries and their rare treasures. Chapter by chapter, the stories of the fabled libraries of Alexandria, Greece and Rome unfold like an unbroken chain, connecting the wisdom of the ancients to the magnificent libraries of the European Renaissance. The author also shares with us the very personal stories of the founders and the un-sung librarians, who struggled during wars and countless disasters to preserve and protect their precious holdings. The chapters on the contributions of the Byzantine and Greek monastic libraries, the foundation of the Western Renaissance, are especially revealing. Mr. Staikos' original scholarship and well-written prose makes a very readable work of surprising originality. He has created a literary masterpiece that captures the rich heritage of one of man's greatest achievements. This is a very special, large-format volume no bibliophile will want to be without. Co-published with The British Library.
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LIST OF SERIAL PUBLICATIONS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURA...
These volumes contain the titles of serial publications held in the General Library, in the libraries of the Departments of Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology, Zoology, and in the Zoological Museum, Tring. It includes all titles received up to April 1975, totalling some 17,000 entries. Includes approximately 4,000 new entries and 2,700 revisions of the first edition. Arranged alphabetically under title: Vol 1: A-F; Vol 2: G-Q; Vol 3 R-Z. With the ink signature of Gavin Bridson. Dust jackets lightly worn with some soiling and spotting.
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