The library : an illustrated history /
Murray, Stuart
The library : an illustrated history / Stuart A.P. Murray ; introduction by Donald G. Davis, Jr. ; foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes - New York, NY : Chicago : Skyhorse Pub. ; ALA Editions, 2009 - x, 310 p. : ill. (some col.), music, ports. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-307) and index
The history of libraries from ancient to modern times is presented through a review of the types of documents stored, the structures themselves, the way they have been managed, and the important part they have played in every culture around the world
The history of libraries from ancient to modern times is presented through a review of the types of documents
9781602397064 (alk. paper) 1602397066 (alk. paper) 9780838909911 (ALA ed.) 0838909914 (ALA ed.)
Libraries--History
Libraries--Pictorial works
The library : an illustrated history / Stuart A.P. Murray ; introduction by Donald G. Davis, Jr. ; foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes - New York, NY : Chicago : Skyhorse Pub. ; ALA Editions, 2009 - x, 310 p. : ill. (some col.), music, ports. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-307) and index
The history of libraries from ancient to modern times is presented through a review of the types of documents stored, the structures themselves, the way they have been managed, and the important part they have played in every culture around the world
The history of libraries from ancient to modern times is presented through a review of the types of documents
9781602397064 (alk. paper) 1602397066 (alk. paper) 9780838909911 (ALA ed.) 0838909914 (ALA ed.)
Libraries--History
Libraries--Pictorial works