Tag search:history of libraries

A social history of the Chinese book : books and literati culture in late imperial China

by Joseph Peter McDermott
Paperback, 2006
Tags
nonfiction, history of the book, Chinese books, history of libraries, book collecting, literati culture, Chinese history
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z1003.5.C45 M334 2006

Libraries in the ancient world

by Lionel Casson, 1914-2009
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
nonfiction, history of libraries, ancient civilization, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Mesopotamia, history of the book
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z722 .C37 2001

The private library : being a more or less compendious disquisition on the history of the architecture and furnishing of the domestic bookroom

by Reid Byers, 1947-
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
nonfiction, history of libraries, private libraries, architecture, interior design, interior decoration, furniture, storage
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z679 .B97 2021

Glut : mastering information through the ages

by Alex Wright, 1966-
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
nonfiction, history of information, information organization, history of the book, history of libraries, organization of knowledge, information storage and retrieval systems, information society
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z666.5.W75 2007

Editions and impressions : twenty years on the book beat

by Nicholas A. Basbanes, 1943-
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
nonfiction, history of the book, book trade, history of libraries, book theft, journalism
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z987 .B3 2007

The storied city : the quest for Timbuktu and the fantastic mission to save its past

by Charlie English
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
nonfiction, history of the book, history of libraries, African history, Timbouctou (Mali), Islamic books, Islamic culture, destruction and pillage, destruction of cultural heritage, manuscripts, librarians — 10 more, private libraries, colonialism, terrorism, cultural property, preservation, protection of cultural heritage, religious extremism, cultural genocide, Islamic scholarship, discovery and exploration
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
DT551.9 .T55 E54 2017

The pharaoh's treasure : the origin of paper and the rise of western civilization

by John J. Gaudet
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
nonfiction, history of the book, history of libraries, history of paper, papermaking, papyrus, Egyptian culture, Egyptian history
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z110.P36 G38 2018

Bibliologia comica; or, Humorous aspects of the caparisoning and conservation of books

by Lawrence S. (Lawrence Sidney) Thompson, 1916-1986
Hardcover, 1968
Tags
nonfiction, history of the book, book theft, bookbinding, literary curiosa, history of libraries, preservation, anthropodermic bibliopegy, cataloging
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z1021 .T48

The vanished library

by Luciano Canfora
Paperback, 1989
Tags
nonfiction, history of libraries, Alexandria Library, Egyptian culture, classical civilization, ancient books
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z722.5.C3513 1990

Provenance research in book history : a handbook

by David Pearson
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
nonfiction, history of the book, provenance, marks of ownership, bookplates, bookbinding, heraldry, English history, English books, library collections, history of libraries — 1 more, research methods
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
The British Library studies in the history of the book
Status
Available
Call number
Z994 .G7

The Arabic book

by Johannes Pedersen
Hardcover, 1984
Tags
nonfiction, history of the book, Islamic books, Arabic culture, Islamic culture, bibliography, bookbinding, Arabic calligraphy, history of libraries, writing materials and instruments
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z464.I8 P413 1984

Pioneers in bibliography : papers presented at a seminar in book trade history, 27/28 November 1987

by Robin Myers Editor
Hardcover, 1988
Tags
nonfiction, bibliography, history of libraries, library collections, cataloging, information organization
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
Publishing Pathways (8)
Status
Available
Call number
Z1001 .O466 1988

Books on fire : the destruction of libraries throughout history

by Lucien X. Polastron
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
nonfiction, history of the book, history of libraries, preservation, cultural heritage, censorship, destruction and pillage, cultural heritage crime
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z721.P5613 2007

Papyrus

by R. B. Parkinson
Paperback, 1995
Tags
nonfiction, history of paper, papyrus, Egyptian history, Egyptian culture, history of the book, papermaking, writing materials and instruments, history of archives, history of libraries, book and paper conservation
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
Egyptian Bookshelf
Status
Available
Call number
TS1125.P37 1995

The card catalog : books, cards, and literary treasures

by Library of Congress
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
nonfiction, cataloging, classification, history of libraries, Library of Congress, information organization, intellectual access
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z733.U6 C36 2017

The library : a world history

by James W. P. Campbell
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
nonfiction, history of libraries, architecture, storage, history of the book
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z721.C22 2013

The order of books : readers, authors, and libraries in Europe between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries

by Roger Chartier
Paperback, 1994
Tags
nonfiction, reading, authorship, libraries, history of libraries, European culture, early modern Europe
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z1003.5.E9 C4713 1994

Japanese studies : papers presented at a colloquium at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 14-16 September, 1988

by Yu-Ying Brown Editor
Paperback, 1990
Tags
Japanese books, history of the book, history of libraries
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
British Library occasional papers (11)
Status
Available
Call number
DS806.J33 1990

Library : an unquiet history

by Matthew Battles
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
libraries, history of libraries
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z721.B28 2003
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