Library: An Unquiet History
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Book Description
Through the ages, libraries have not only accumulated and preserved, but shaped, inspired and obliterated knowledge. Matthew Battles takes us on a fascinating journey from Boston to Baghdad, from classical scriptoria to medieval monasteries, from the Vatican to the British Library. The library has been a battleground of competing notions of what books mean to us, from the clay-tablet collections o... More
Book Information
Publisher | Vintage Books |
Binding | Paperback (10 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 256 |
ISBN-10 | 0099437074 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0099437079 |
Publication Date | 03/01/2005 |
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4/16/2010 Arnie Zullow said: Read this book....it is a quick read because it is so well written....you will fall in love with the library!
tags: inspired me, library history
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