Author: J. Raven
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230524257
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This pioneering volume of essays explores the destruction of great libraries since ancient times and examines the intellectual, political and cultural consequences of loss. Fourteen original contributions, introduced by a major re-evaluative history of lost libraries, offer the first ever comparative discussion of the greatest catastrophes in book history from Mesopotamia and Alexandria to the dispersal of monastic and monarchical book collections, the Nazi destruction of Jewish libraries, and the recent horrifying pillage and burning of books in Tibet, Bosnia and Iraq.
Lost Libraries
Author: J. Raven
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230524257
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This pioneering volume of essays explores the destruction of great libraries since ancient times and examines the intellectual, political and cultural consequences of loss. Fourteen original contributions, introduced by a major re-evaluative history of lost libraries, offer the first ever comparative discussion of the greatest catastrophes in book history from Mesopotamia and Alexandria to the dispersal of monastic and monarchical book collections, the Nazi destruction of Jewish libraries, and the recent horrifying pillage and burning of books in Tibet, Bosnia and Iraq.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230524257
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This pioneering volume of essays explores the destruction of great libraries since ancient times and examines the intellectual, political and cultural consequences of loss. Fourteen original contributions, introduced by a major re-evaluative history of lost libraries, offer the first ever comparative discussion of the greatest catastrophes in book history from Mesopotamia and Alexandria to the dispersal of monastic and monarchical book collections, the Nazi destruction of Jewish libraries, and the recent horrifying pillage and burning of books in Tibet, Bosnia and Iraq.
Gloucestershire Parish Registers. Marriages (Volume Vi)
Author: W. P. W. Phillimore
Publisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789354367809
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Publisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789354367809
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Wiltshire Parish Registers
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Category : Church records and registers
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
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Category : Church records and registers
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Allegations for Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar-general of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Author: Church of England. Province of Canterbury Registry of the Vicar-General
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Category : Canterbury (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
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Category : Canterbury (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Selected Writings and Speeches of Sir Edward Coke
Author: Sir Edward Coke
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Wiltshire Notes and Queries
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Hobbes
Author: Tom Sorell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521422444
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The most convenient, accessible guide to Hobbes available.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521422444
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The most convenient, accessible guide to Hobbes available.
Brief Lives
Author: John Aubrey
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780344183744
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780344183744
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage
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Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1704
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Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1704
Book Description
Upper Ten Thousand
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1732
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1732
Book Description