History of libraries in the Western World
By: by Elmer D. Johnson and Michael H. Harris.
Contributors: Harris, Michael H., joint author.
Edition: 3d ed., completely rev.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Metuchen, N.J
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780810809499
Subjects: Libraries -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 : Libraries in the ancient world.; title: The origin of libraries; title: Babylonian and Assyrian libraries; title: Egyptian libraries; title: Greek libraries; title: Roman libraries; title: Part 2 : Medieval libraries.; title: Byzantine and Moslem libraries; title: Monastic and cathedral libraries; title: The rise of the university, the Renaissance, the invention of printing, and the growth of libraries in Europe to 1500; title: Part 3 : Modern library development in the West.; title: European libraries : expansion and diversification to 1917; title: Libraries in America to 1850; title: Modern European libraries; title: Modern American libraries; title: Part 4 : The library in history.; title: The library in history