[PDF] History Of Libraries In India eBook

Author : R. Raman Nair
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 28,80 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Public libraries
ISBN :

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Author : Jason König
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 13,74 MB
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1107244587

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The circulation of books was the motor of classical civilization. However, books were both expensive and rare, and so libraries - private and public, royal and civic - played key roles in articulating intellectual life. This collection, written by an international team of scholars, presents a fundamental reassessment of how ancient libraries came into being, how they were organized and how they were used. Drawing on papyrology and archaeology, and on accounts written by those who read and wrote in them, it presents new research on reading cultures, on book collecting and on the origins of monumental library buildings. Many of the traditional stories told about ancient libraries are challenged. Few were really enormous, none were designed as research centres, and occasional conflagrations do not explain the loss of most ancient texts. But the central place of libraries in Greco-Roman culture emerges more clearly than ever.

Author : Stuart A.P. Murray
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 47,42 MB
Release : 2009-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1628733225

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Throughout the history of the world, libraries have been constructed, burned, discovered, raided, and cherished—and 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 libraries—their books, patrons, and keepers—this book is certain to provide you with a wealth of knowledge and enjoyment.

Author : James W. P. Campbell
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 26,89 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Libraries
ISBN : 9780500342886

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This spectacular book is the first single volume to tell the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world. Throughout the ages, book collections have served to symbolize their owners culture and learning, and the wealthy and powerful have spent lavishly on buildings to house them. In its highest form the library became a total work of art, combining painting, sculpture, furniture and architecture into seamless, dramatic spaces. The finest libraries are repositories not just of books, but of learning, creativity and contemplation; they embody some of the highest achievements of humankind. This book recounts that history in text and images of truly outstanding quality.

Author : V. K. Thomas
Publisher : Vikas Publishing House Private
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 29,26 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :

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With special reference to Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation.