The Philobiblon

Author : Richard De Bury
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781596054219

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The Love of Books by Richard De Bury Pdf

[A]ll who are smitten with the love of books think cheaply of the world and wealth; as Jerome says to Vigilantius: The same man cannot love both gold and books... The hideousness of vice is greatly reprobated in books, so that he who loves to commune with books is lead to detest all manner of vice. The demon, who derives his name from knowledge, is most effectually defeated by the knowledge of books, and through books his multitudinous deceits and the endless labyrinths of his guile are laid bare to those who read...-from "Chapter XV: Of the Advantages of the Love of Books"British writer and bishop RICHARD AUNGERVILLE (1287-1345), AKA Richard de Bury, was a royal tutor and a player in court intrigue, and is today perhaps the most famous book lover of the medieval world. Owner of an immense personal library, the bishop penned this valentine to the wisdom of books and the joy of collecting them, most likely completing it just before his death. (This, considered the definition English edition, was translated by Oxford scholar Ernest C. Thomas and first published in 1888.) Delightfully expansive in its bibliomania, the Philobiblon waxes rhapsodic about: . The Degree of Affection That Is Properly Due to Books. The Numerous Opportunities We Have Had of Collecting a Store of Books. Why We Have Preferred Books of Liberal Learning to Books of Law. Why We Have Not Wholly Neglected the Fables of the Poets. Who Ought to Be Special Lovers of Books. The Advantages of the Love of Books. Showing Due Propriety in the Custody of Books. The Manner of Lending All Our Books to Students. and much more.OF INTEREST TO: readers of medieval literature, book lovers

Author : Richard de Bury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Book collecting
ISBN : HARVARD:32044009673674

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The Philobiblon by Richard de Bury Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Bibliomania
ISBN : 1901902145

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The Philobiblon Society by Anonim Pdf

A work about the history, members and activities of the Philobiblon Society.

Author : Richard De Bury
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486840789

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The Philobiblon by Richard De Bury Pdf

"Will always hold an honorable place for bibliophiles." — The University of Chicago Press One of the earliest treatises on the value of preserving neglected manuscripts, building a library, and book collecting, Richard De Bury's The Philobiblon was written in 1345 and circulated widely in manuscript form for over a century. The first printed edition appeared in Cologne in 1473, and several others soon followed as the invention of the printing press spread throughout the late Medieval world. The chapter titles of this legendary work reflect its nature, combining the author's love for and commitment to the importance of books and the knowledge they contain with thoughts on collecting them, lending them, teaching with them, and simply enjoying them: "That the Treasure of Wisdom is chiefly contained in books," "What we are to think of the price in the buying of books," "Who ought to be special lovers of books," and "Of the manner of lending all our books to students." The Prologue ends with the following thought: "And this treatise (divided into twenty chapters) will clear the love we have had for books from the charge of excess, will expound the purpose of our intense devotion, and will narrate more clearly than light all the circumstances of our undertaking. And because it principally treats of the love of books, we have chose after the fashion of the ancient Romans fondly to name it by a Greek word, Philobiblon." This volume offers modern bibliophiles a splendid edition of one of the first books ever to study, define, and, above all, praise their passion: the all-encompassing love of books.

Author : Philobiblon Society (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UOM:39015083383649

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Miscellanies of the Philobiblon Society by Philobiblon Society (Great Britain) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BML:37001105085919

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Miscellanies of the Philobiblon Society by Anonim Pdf

Author : Philobiblon Society (London)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B000515676

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Bibliographical and Historical Miscellanies. (Miscellanies of the Philobiblon Society.). by Philobiblon Society (London) Pdf

Author : Richard de Bury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Bibliomania
ISBN : UOM:39015023474953

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Philobiblon by Richard de Bury Pdf

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Book collecting
ISBN : NYPL:33433069267924

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The Library by Andrew Lang Pdf

Author : Philobiblon Society (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UCAL:$B224211

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Miscellanies of the Philobiblon Society by Philobiblon Society (Great Britain) Pdf

Author : William Thomas Lowndes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Books
ISBN : HARVARD:HWFZZ8

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The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature by William Thomas Lowndes Pdf

Author : Richard De Bury
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486832463

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The Philobiblon by Richard De Bury Pdf

"Will always hold an honorable place for bibliophiles." — The University of Chicago Press One of the earliest treatises on the value of preserving neglected manuscripts, building a library, and book collecting, Richard De Bury's The Philobiblon was written in 1345 and circulated widely in manuscript form for over a century. The first printed edition appeared in Cologne in 1473, and several others soon followed as the invention of the printing press spread throughout the late Medieval world. The chapter titles of this legendary work reflect its nature, combining the author's love for and commitment to the importance of books and the knowledge they contain with thoughts on collecting them, lending them, teaching with them, and simply enjoying them: "That the Treasure of Wisdom is chiefly contained in books," "What we are to think of the price in the buying of books," "Who ought to be special lovers of books," and "Of the manner of lending all our books to students." The Prologue ends with the following thought: "And this treatise (divided into twenty chapters) will clear the love we have had for books from the charge of excess, will expound the purpose of our intense devotion, and will narrate more clearly than light all the circumstances of our undertaking. And because it principally treats of the love of books, we have chose after the fashion of the ancient Romans fondly to name it by a Greek word, Philobiblon." This volume offers modern bibliophiles a splendid edition of one of the first books ever to study, define, and, above all, praise their passion: the all-encompassing love of books.

Author : British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
Publisher : William Clowes & Sons, Limited
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Reference
ISBN : NYPL:33433000291322

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Catalogue of Printed Books by British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books Pdf

Author : Simon Eliot,Jonathan Rose
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781444356588

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A Companion to the History of the Book by Simon Eliot,Jonathan Rose Pdf

A COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK A COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK Edited by Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose “As a stimulating overview of the multidimensional present state of the field, the Companion has no peer.” Choice “If you want to understand how cultures come into being, endure, and change, then you need to come to terms with the rich and often surprising history Of the book ... Eliot and Rose have done a fine job. Their volume can be heartily recommended. “ Adrian Johns, Technology and Culture From the early Sumerian clay tablet through to the emergence of the electronic text, this Companion provides a continuous and coherent account of the history of the book. A team of expert contributors draws on the latest research in order to offer a cogent, transcontinental narrative. Many of them use illustrative examples and case studies of well-known texts, conveying the excitement surrounding this rapidly developing field. The Companion is organized around four distinct approaches to the history of the book. First, it introduces the variety of methods used by book historians and allied specialists, from the long-established discipline of bibliography to newer IT-based approaches. Next, it provides a broad chronological survey of the forms and content of texts. The third section situates the book in the context of text culture as a whole, while the final section addresses broader issues, such as literacy, copyright, and the future of the book. Contributors to this volume: Michael Albin, Martin Andrews, Rob Banham, Megan L Benton, Michelle P. Brown, Marie-Frangoise Cachin, Hortensia Calvo, Charles Chadwyck-Healey, M. T. Clanchy, Stephen Colclough, Patricia Crain, J. S. Edgren, Simon Eliot, John Feather, David Finkelstein, David Greetham, Robert A. Gross, Deana Heath, Lotte Hellinga, T. H. Howard-Hill, Peter Kornicki, Beth Luey, Paul Luna, Russell L. Martin Ill, Jean-Yves Mollier, Angus Phillips, Eleanor Robson, Cornelia Roemer, Jonathan Rose, Emile G. L Schrijver, David J. Shaw, Graham Shaw, Claire Squires, Rietje van Vliet, James Wald, Rowan Watson, Alexis Weedon, Adriaan van der Weel, Wayne A. Wiegand, Eva Hemmungs Wirtén.

Author : Martin Camargo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351219365

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Essays on Medieval Rhetoric by Martin Camargo Pdf

Originally published between 1981 and 2003, the thirteen essays collected here cover topics in medieval rhetoric from its origins in late antiquity through the end of the Middle Ages. Most of the essays are concerned with the teaching of prose composition, especially the art of letter writing known as the ars dictaminis, and many of them focus on specific textbooks that were used for such instruction, in particular those composed in England from the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries. Individual essays are devoted to works by major figures such as Saint Augustine, Peter of Blois, and Geoffrey of Vinsauf; to teaching programmes at important academic centres such as Oxford and Bologna; and to such topics as the relationship between the art of letter writing and the art of poetry, the oral dimension of medieval epistolography, the manuscript traditions of influential textbooks, medieval genre terminology, and the position of medieval rhetoric within a continuous disciplinary history rooted in classical rhetoric.