The library : an illustrated history / Stuart A.P. Murray ; introduction by Donald G. Davis, Jr. ; foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub. ; Chicago : ALA Editions, 2009Description: x, 310 p. : ill. (some col.), music, ports. ; 27 cmISBN: - 9781602397064 (alk. paper)
- 1602397066 (alk. paper)
- 9780838909911 (ALA ed.)
- 0838909914 (ALA ed.)
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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 tored, the structures themselves, the way they have been managed, and the important part they have played in every culture around the world