Library : an unquiet history /
Battles, Matthew.
Library : an unquiet history / Matthew Battles. - New York : W.W. Norton, 2004, c2003. - x, 245 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Reprint. Originally published: c2003.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-227) and index.
Reading the library -- Burning Alexandria -- The house of wisdom -- The battle of the books -- Books for all -- Knowledge on fire -- Lost in the stacks.
0393325644 9780393325645
Libraries--History.
Libraries and society--History.
Books--History.
Z 721 .B28 2004
Library : an unquiet history / Matthew Battles. - New York : W.W. Norton, 2004, c2003. - x, 245 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Reprint. Originally published: c2003.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-227) and index.
Reading the library -- Burning Alexandria -- The house of wisdom -- The battle of the books -- Books for all -- Knowledge on fire -- Lost in the stacks.
0393325644 9780393325645
Libraries--History.
Libraries and society--History.
Books--History.
Z 721 .B28 2004