- 1Preface
- 2The Bishop as Booklover
- 3Early Editions of the Philobiblon
- 4The Philobiblon Newly Translated Prologue… — XVII of Showing Due Pr…
- 5XIX of the Manner of Lending All Our Books to Students — XX an Exho…
- 6Chapter I — That the Treasure of Wisdom Is Chiefly Contained in Books
- 7Chapter II — The Degree of Affection That Is Properly Due to Books
- 8Chapter III — What We Are to Think of the Price in the Buying of Books
- 9Chapter IV — The Complaint of Books Against the Clergy Already Prom…
- 10Chapter V — The Complaint of Books Against the Possessioners
- 11Chapter VI — The Complaint of Books Against the Mendicants
- 12Chapter VII — The Complaint of Books Against Wars
- 13Chapter VIII — Of the Numerous Opportunities We Have Had of Collect…
- 14Chapter IX — How, Although We Preferred the Works of the Ancients,…
- 15Chapter X — Of the Gradual Perfecting of Books
- 16Chapter XI — Why We Have Preferred Books of Liberal Learning to Boo…
- 17Chapter XII — Why We Have Caused Books of Grammar to Be So Diligent…
- 18Chapter XIII — Why We Have Not Wholly Neglected the Fables of the P…
- 19Chapter XIV — Who Ought to Be Special Lovers of Books
- 20Chapter XV — Of the Advantages of the Love of Books
- 21Chapter XVI — That It Is Meritorious to Write New Books and to Rene…
- 22Chapter XVII — Of Showing Due Propriety in the Custody of Books
- 23Chapter XVIII — Showeth That We Have Collected So Great Store of Bo…
- 24Chapter XIX — Of the Manner of Lending All Our Books to Students
- 25Chapter XX — An Exhortation to Scholars to Requite Us by Pious Prayers
The Love of Books
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