Author: Fred Lerner

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2009-12-24

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 0826429904

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. >