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jducoeur ([personal profile] jducoeur) wrote2006-10-02 09:07 pm
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Book: Period Libraries

Rather specialized and a tad dry, but it seems like some of my friends might well be interested: Project Gutenberg has just put up Libraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods, by J. W. Clark. This book from 1894 goes through the evolution of book-storage in period, from the early days when you might have a full desk for a single volume, through the later period need for more modern bookcases.

It's almost recursive to point SCAdians at a book on the history of bibliophilia, but does seem somehow apt...

[identity profile] fitzw.livejournal.com 2006-10-03 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
I'll have to take a look at this, and compare it with The Book On The Bookshelf, which is specifically about bookshelves...

[identity profile] dreda.livejournal.com 2006-10-03 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I love that book!