The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury by Richard de Bury
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"The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury" by Richard de Bury is a collection of essays written in 1345. This medieval treatise explores the acquisition, preservation, and organization of books through twenty chapters. Written in Latin by an English bibliophile, it aims to encourage learning, justify the author's devotion to books, and provide practical library management advice. The work contains innovations in circulation control and references the Bible extensively,
becoming one of the longest medieval texts on its subject. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bury, Richard de, 1287-1345 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Thomas, Ernest Chester, 1850-1892 |
| Title | The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philobiblon |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 50.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | Z: Bibliography, Library science |
| Subject | Book collecting |
| Subject | Manuscripts, Medieval -- Collectors and collecting |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 626 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 1996 |
| Last Update | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 839 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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