The Story of Libraries, Second Edition: From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age

Author/Contributor(s):	Lerner, Fred
Publisher:	Continuum
Date:	01/01/2010
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This work describes the crucial role libraries played in ancient Egypt, Han-dynasty China, the ancient Western Classical world (the great library of Alexandria, which was lost to us in stages over many years), the Baghdad of Harun-al-Rashid, and medieval and Renaissance Europe. It continues with the libraries of colonial America, the Library of Congress, university libraries, and today's large public library system.