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The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury
Richard de Bury · Ernest Chester Thomas
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A medieval treatise by Richard de Bury, a 14th-century English bishop, expressing his devotion to books and the collecting, care, and study of them. Suitable for readers interested in the history of books, libraries, and medieval philosophy.
Richard de Bury
Richard de Bury, also known as Richard Aungerville or Aungervyle, was an English priest, teacher, bishop, writer, and bibliophile. He was a patron of learning and one of the first English collectors of books. He is chiefly remembered for his Philobiblon, written to inculcate in the clergy the pursuit of learning and the love of books. The Philobiblon is considered one of the earliest books to discuss librarianship in-depth. Completed shortly before de Bury's death in 1345, the book wasn't published until 1473, and this "little treatise" as he described it, has been regularly reprinted in every century following.
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