Old English libraries
- Subtitle
- the making, collection, and use of books during the Middle Ages
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1. Front matter2. OLD ENGLISH LIBRARIES3. PREFACE4. LIST OF PLATES5. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY—THE USE OF BOOKS IN EARLY IRISH MONASTERIES6. CHAPTER II THE ENGLISH MONKS AND THEIR BOOKS7. CHAPTER III LIBRARIES OF THE GREAT ABBEYS—BOOK-LOVERS AMONG THE MENDICANTS—DISPERSAL OF MONKISH LIBRARIES8. CHAPTER IV BOOK-MAKING AND COLLECTING IN THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES9. CHAPTER V CATHEDRAL AND CHURCH LIBRARIES10. CHAPTER VI ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: OXFORD11. CHAPTER VII ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: CAMBRIDGE12. CHAPTER VIII ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: THEIR ECONOMY13. CHAPTER IX THE USE OF BOOKS TOWARDS THE END OF THE MANUSCRIPT PERIOD14. CHAPTER X THE BOOK TRADE15. CHAPTER XI THE CHARACTER OF THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY, AND THE EXTENT OF CIRCULATION OF BOOKS16. APPENDIX A PRICES OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS FOR BOOKMAKING17. APPENDIX B LIST OF CERTAIN CLASSIC AUTHORS FOUND IN MEDIEVAL CATALOGUES18. APPENDIX C LIST OF MEDIEVAL COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS19. APPENDIX D LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKS REFERRED TO FOR THIS BOOK20. INDEX21. INDEX (continued 2)