The history of the library in Western civilization / Konstantinos Sp. Staikos ; translated by Timothy Cullen.

Author/creator Staikos, K.
Format Book
Edition1st English ed.
Publication InfoNew Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press ; 't-Goy-Houten, Netherlands : HES & De Graaf Publishers ; Athens, Greece : Kotinos Publications, 2004-<2012>
Descriptionvolumes <1-5> : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
Subjects
Libraries--Europe. --History. --To 400.
Libraries--Europe. --History. --400-1400.
Libraries--Europe. --History. --1400-1600.

Uniform titleHistoria tēs vivliothēkēs ston Dytiko politismo. English
Contents 1. From Minos to Cleopatra : the Greek world from the Minoans' archival libraries to the universal library of the Ptolemies -- 2. From Cicero to Hadrian : the Roman world from the beginnings of Latin literature to the monumental and private libraries of the Empire -- 3. From Constantine the Great to Cardinal Bessarion : imperial, monastic, school and private libraries in the Byzantine world -- 4. From Cassiodorus to Furnival : classical and Christian letters, schools and libraries in the monasteries and universities, Western book centres -- 5. From Petrarch to Michelangelo : the revival of the study of the classics and the first humanistic libraries printing in the service of the world of books and monumental libraries -- 6. Epilogue and General Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Acquisitions source Joyner- Purchased from Oak Knoll Press, 2/21/2019
LanguageIn English; translated from the Greek.
Issued in other formOnline version: Staikos, K. Historia tēs vivliothēkēs ston Dytiko politismo. English. History of the library in Western civilization. 1st English ed. New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press ; 't-Goy-Houten, Netherlands : HES & De Graaf Publishers ; Athens, Greece : Kotinos Publications, 2004-<2007>
Issued in other formOnline version: Staikos, K. Historia tēs vivliothēkēs ston Dytiko politismo. English. History of the library in Western civilization. 1st English ed. New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press ; 't-Goy-Houten, Netherlands : HES & De Graaf Publishers ; Athens, Greece : Kotinos Publications, 2004-<2007>
Genre/formHistory.
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