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Old English Libraries

by Ernest Albert Savage

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — Introductory — The Use of Books in Early Irish Monasteries
  3. 3§i
  4. 4§ II
  5. 5§ III
  6. 6§ IV
  7. 7§ V
  8. 8Chapter II — The English Monks and Their Books
  9. 9§i
  10. 10§ II
  11. 11§ III
  12. 12§ IV
  13. 13§ V
  14. 14Chapter III — Libraries of the Great Abbeys — Book-Lovers Among the…
  15. 15§ II
  16. 16§ III
  17. 17§ IV
  18. 18Chapter IV — Book-Making and Collecting in the Religious Houses
  19. 19§i
  20. 20§ II
  21. 21§ III
  22. 22Chapter V — Cathedral and Church Libraries
  23. 23§ II
  24. 24§ III
  25. 25§ IV
  26. 26§ V
  27. 27§ VI
  28. 28§ VII
  29. 29§ VIII
  30. 30§ IX
  31. 31§ X
  32. 32Chapter VI — Academic Libraries: Oxford — §I
  33. 33§ II
  34. 34§ III
  35. 35Chapter VII — Academic Libraries: Cambridge
  36. 36§ II
  37. 37Chapter VIII — Academic Libraries: Their Economy
  38. 38Chapter IX — The Use of Books Towards the End of the Manuscript Period
  39. 39§ II
  40. 40§ III
  41. 41§ IV
  42. 42§ V
  43. 43§ VI
  44. 44Chapter X — The Book Trade
  45. 45Chapter XI — The Character of the Medieval Library, and the Extent…
  46. 46§i
  47. 47§ II
  48. 48§ III
  49. 49§ IV
  50. 50§ V
  51. 51§ VI
  52. 52Appendix A — Prices of Books and Materials for Bookmaking
  53. 53Appendix B — List of Certain Classic Authors Found in Medieval Cata…
  54. 54Appendix C — List of Medieval Collections of Books
  55. 55Appendix D — List of the Principal Works Referred to for This Book
  56. 56Contents

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