The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury

Richard de Bury

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Chapters

  1. 1.E. C. Thomasoriginal only · 8 min
  2. 2.Prologueoriginal only · 6 min
  3. 3.That the Treasure of Wisdom Is Chiefly Contained in Booksoriginal only · 6 min
  4. 4.The Degree of Affection That Is Properly Due to Booksoriginal only · 4 min
  5. 5.What We Are to Think of the Price in the Buying of Booksoriginal only · 2 min
  6. 6.The Complaint of Books Against the Clergy Already Promotedoriginal only · 13 min
  7. 7.The Complaint of Books Against the Possessionersoriginal only · 4 min
  8. 8.The Complaint of Books Against the Mendicantsoriginal only · 8 min
  9. 9.The Complaint of Books Against Warsoriginal only · 6 min
  10. 10.Of the Numerous Opportunities We Have Had of Collecting a Store of Booksoriginal only · 12 min
  11. 11.How, Although We Preferred the Works of the Ancients, We Have Not Condemned the Studies of the Modernsoriginal only · 6 min
  12. 12.Of the Gradual Perfecting of Booksoriginal only · 5 min
  13. 13.Why We Have Preferred Books of Liberal Learning to Books of Laworiginal only · 3 min
  14. 14.Why We Have Caused Books of Grammar to Be So Diligently Preparedoriginal only · 1 min
  15. 15.Why We Have Not Wholly Neglected the Fables of the Poetsoriginal only · 4 min
  16. 16.Who Ought to Be Special Lovers of Booksoriginal only · 3 min
  17. 17.Of the Advantages of the Love of Booksoriginal only · 6 min
  18. 18.That It Is Meritorious to Write New Books and to Renew the Oldoriginal only · 6 min
  19. 19.Of Showing Due Propriety in the Custody of Booksoriginal only · 6 min
  20. 20.Showeth That We Have Collected So Great Store of Books for the Common Benefit of Scholars and Not Only for Our Own Pleasureoriginal only · 4 min
  21. 21.Of the Manner of Lending All Our Books to Studentsoriginal only · 4 min
  22. 22.An Exhortation to Scholars to Requite Us by Pious Prayersoriginal only · 4 min