history of libraries in the Western World

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Preface I: Libraries in the Ancient World 1. The Origin of Libraries 2. Babylonian and Assyrian Libraries 3. Egyptian Libraries 4. Greek Libraries 5. Roman Libraries II. Medieval Libraries 6. Byzantine and Moslem Libraries 7. Monastic and Cathedral Libraries 8. The Rise of the University, the Renaissance, the Invention of Printing, and the Growth of Libraries in Europe to 1500 III. Modern Library Development in the West 9. European Libraries Expansion and Diversification to 1917 10. Libraries in America to 1950 11. Modern European Libraries 12. Modern American Libraries Index About the author

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