Philobiblon
Subtitle: A Treatise on the Love of Books
By: by Richard de Bury ; with the literal English translation of John B. Inglis ; collated and corrected, with notes, by Samuel Hand.
Contributors: Hand, Samuel.; Inglis, John Bellingham, 1780-1870.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Joel Munsell
Published: 1861
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng; lat
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Book collecting -- Early works to 1800
Notes: Latin and English on opposite pages.
Translation of: Philobiblon.
"Edition of 230 copies; 30 upon large paper"--P. [2] (1st group)
Includes index.
A digital reproduction made from a copy held by the University of Michigan is available from the University of Michigan's Making of America Web site.
Munsell, J.  Munsell, p. 110
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: iv; title: Introduction; title: Biographical Notice
pagenum: 1; title: Bibliographical Notice
pagenum: 13; title: Critical Notice
pagenum: 20; title: Philobiblion; title: Prologue
pagenum: 40; label: Chap. I.
title: On the commendation of wisdom, and of books in which wisdom dwelleth
pagenum: 48; label: Chap. II.
title: Showeth that books are to be preferred to riches and corporal pleasures
pagenum: 56; label: Chap. III.
title: Books ought always to be bought, except in two cases
pagenum: 62; label: Chap. IV.
title: How much good arises from books ; and that the corrupt clergy are for the most part ungrateful to books
pagenum: 66; label: Chap. V.
title: Good professors of religion write books ; bad ones are occupied with other things
pagenum: 84; label: Chap. VI.
title: In praise of the ancient, and reprehension of the modern religious mendicants
pagenum: 90; label: Chap. VII.
title: Deploring the destruction of books by wars and fire
pagenum: 102; label: Chap. VIII.
title: Of the numerous opportunities of the author of collecting books from all quarters
pagenum: 112; label: Chap. IX.
title: The ancient students surpassed the modern in fervency of learning
pagenum: 126; label: Chap. X.
title: Science grew to perfection by degrees: the author provided a Greek and a Hebrew grammar
pagenum: 134; label: Chap. XI.
title: Laws are, properly speaking, neither sciences nor books
pagenum: 140; label: Chap. XII.
title: Of the utility and necessity of grammar
pagenum: 146; label: Chap. XIII.
title: A vindication of poetry, and its utility
pagenum: 148; label: Chap. XIV.
title: Of those who ought most particularly to love books
pagenum: 154; label: Chap. XV.
title: Of the manifold effects of the sciences which are contained in books
pagenum: 158; label: Chap. XVI.
title: Of writing new books and repairing old ones
pagenum: 168; label: Chap. XVII.
title: Of handling books in a cleanly manner, and keeping them in order
pagenum: 176; label: Chap. XVIII.
title: The author against detractors
pagenum: 184; label: Chap. XIX.
title: A provident arrangement by which books may be lent to strangers
pagenum: 190; label: Chap. XX.
title: The Author desires to be prayed for, and notably teaches students to pray
pagenum: 196; title: Notes
pagenum: 202; title: Appendix; label: I.
title: Of Richard de Bury
pagenum: 225; label: II.
title: Of the election of Robert de Graystanes
pagenum: 229; label: III.
title: Letter of Edward III to the pope
pagenum: 232; label: IV.
title: Bull of Pope John XXII
pagenum: 233; label: V.
title: Delivery of the great seal to de Bury
pagenum: 234; label: VI.
title: Surrender by him of the great seal
pagenum: 234; label: VII.
title: Order to pay the expenses of his embassy
pagenum: 235; label: VIII.
title: Order to pay the expenses of his couriers
pagenum: 236; label: IX.
title: Order for the embarkation of the archbishop of Canterbury and bishop of Durham
pagenum: 236; label: X.
title: Pastoral letter of R. de Bury directing cathedral services in honor of the victories over the French
pagenum: 237; label: XI.
title: Order for an inquiry into a robbery committed to the detriment of de Bury
pagenum: 238; label: XII.
title: List of the vestments and ornaments composing the chapel of the bishop of Durham
pagenum: 239; label: XIII.
title: Document concerning the horses which bore the body and chapel of de Bury
pagenum: 240; label: XIV.
title: Act concerning some vestments belonging to him
pagenum: 241