History of Libraries in the Western WorldThis edition of the History of Libraries in the Western World represents a substantial revision of the earlier edition, taking into account the information revolution that has swept the West since 1945 and the political revolution that swept across Europe beginning in 1986. |
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Byzantine and Moslem Libraries | 71 |
Monastic and Cathedral Libraries | 89 |
The Rise of the University the Renaissance | 107 |
Copyright | |
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