Product Overview
From Follett
Title proper from title frame.;Mode of access: World Wide Web.;Includes bibliographical references (page 305-307) and index.;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 -- The library movement -- Organizing knowledge -- Libraries, librarians, and media centers.;Description based on print version record. Traces the history of libraries from the earliest library, created five thousand years ago in Southwest Asia through the present, describing how the style, function, and popularity of libraries has evolved throughout time.
From the Publisher
Throughout the history of the world, libraries have been constructed, burned, discovered, raided, and cherishedand the treasures they've housed have evolved from early stone tablets to the mass-produced, bound paper books of our present day. The Library invites you to enter the libraries of ancient Greece, early China, Renaissance England, and modern-day America, and speaks to the book lover in all of us. Incorporating beautiful illustrations, insightful quotations, and many marvelous mysteries of librariestheir books, patrons, and keepersthis book is certain to provide you with a wealth of knowledge and enjoyment.