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Books on Fire

Author	: Lucien X. Polastron
Publisher	: Lucien X. POLASTRON
Total Pages	: 396
Release	: 2007-08-13
ISBN-10	: 1594771677
ISBN-13	: 9781594771675
Rating	: 4/5 (675 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Books on Fire by : Lucien X. Polastron

Download or read book Books on Fire written by Lucien X. Polastron and published by Lucien X. POLASTRON. This book was released on 2007-08-13 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. Author Lucien X. Polastron traces the history of this destruction, examining the causes for these disasters, the treasures that have been lost, and where the surviving books, if any, have ended up. Books on Fire received the 2004 Societe des Gens de Lettres Prize for Nonfiction/History in Paris.

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Language: en
Pages: 396

Books on Fire

Authors: Lucien X. Polastron

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-08-13 - Publisher: Lucien X. POLASTRON

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Almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. Author Lucien X. Polastron traces the history of this destruction, examining the causes for

Language: en
Pages: 501

Ancient Libraries

Authors: Jason König

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-25 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The circulation of books was the motor of classical civilization. However, books were both expensive and rare, and so libraries - private and public, royal and

Language: en
Pages: 257

Library: An Unquiet History

Authors: Matthew Battles

Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines

Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-02-07 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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"Splendidly articulate, informative and provoking....A book to be savored and gone back to."—Baltimore Sun On the survival and destruction of knowledge, from

Language: en
Pages: 425

The Library

Authors: Arthur der Weduwen

Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines

Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-14 - Publisher: Profile Books

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LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWN A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched, of that

Language: en
Pages: 281

Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Authors: Suzanne M. Stauffer

Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines

Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-08-17 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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This is the first book to consider the development of all three cultural heritage institutions – libraries, archives, and museums – and their interactions w