00000cam a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611368828 Buklod 20230214005617.0 m o j ta 140827s xx d r |||| u| 9781602397064 (iLib)UPD-00227806603 DLC DLS eng DMLUC Z 721 M87 2009 Murray, Stuart A.P. The library an illustrated history Stuart A.P. Murray ; introduction by Donald G. Davis ; foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes. New York Skyhorse Pub. c2009. x, 310 p. ill. (some col.) The ancient libraries -- European libraries of the Middle Ages -- Asia and Islam -- Europe's High Middle Ages -- Renaissance to Reformation -- People of the book -- War and a golden age -- The library in colonial North America -- The library in the young United States -- Libraries across America -- Organizing knowledge -- Libraries, librarians, and media centers -- Libraries of the world. 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. Libraries History. Libraries Pictorial works. Libraries. Davis, Donald G. Basbanes, Nicholas A. Book FO Monograph UPD DLS Z 721 M87 2009 Book