Libraries -- History -- To 400
If, however, but few of his biographers have devoted themselves to a matter which must have been of no small interest in Lipsius’s life (judging from his enthusiastic manner of treating it), one, at least, has done full justice to it,--a Frenchman, Étienne Gabriel Peignot, who...
If, however, but few of his biographers have devoted themselves to a matter which must have been of no small interest in Lipsius’s life (judging from his enthusiastic manner of...
2. CHAPTER IThe word _bibliotheca_ is used to signify any one of three things: a place in which books are kept, a bookcase, or books themselves. The Greek word, _bibliotheca_, came into use...
3. CHAPTER IIThough other libraries of Egypt are little known, we learn that that of Ptolemy Philadelphus was famous and highly renowned. He was the son of Ptolemy Lagus, second of the name...
4. CHAPTER IIIConcerning the libraries of Egypt I have given few and unimportant facts, though the collections themselves were perhaps many and of great importance. But history here is dimmed...
5. CHAPTER IVThe Attalic or Pergamene library, in Asia, was almost as illustrious as the Alexandrian. When the Attalic kings, minor powers at first, became great and rich through an alliance...
6. CHAPTER VHaving spoken of such libraries of foreign peoples as seem worthy of mention, let us pass to those of Rome, which are nearer to us in both place and time.
7. CHAPTER VIIt was, then, under Augustus that this the first public library was established. Soon there were two others, also due to him. The first, the Octavian, he founded in honour of hi...
8. CHAPTER VIIWe have seen that two libraries were established in Rome by the Emperor Augustus, a most zealous patron of the arts and sciences. What may be said of other Roman libraries? Cert...
9. CHAPTER VIIIThere was one at Tibur, near Rome, about which A. Gellius says, “We recall having found it written in that same book of Claudius in the library at Tibur.” And again, “He brought...
10. CHAPTER IXI have now gone rapidly over the early history of libraries and have mentioned those of which time has not destroyed all records. As to what I have written, I must confess that...
11. CHAPTER XA most appropriate method of decorating a library, one which ought to be imitated by us to-day but unhappily is not, is that of placing in it and near their writings the statues...
12. CHAPTER XII have nothing further that seems worth saying on this subject of libraries, except a few words about their use. If they stand empty, or with only an occasional visitor; if stud...