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Richard de Bury. The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury
The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury
Table of Contents
PREFACE. The Author of the Book
The Bishop as Booklover
The Bishop's Books
Early Editions of the Philobiblon
THE PHILOBIBLON NEWLY TRANSLATED
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER I. THAT THE TREASURE OF WISDOM IS CHIEFLY CONTAINED IN BOOKS
CHAPTER II. THE DEGREE OF AFFECTION THAT IS PROPERLY DUE TO BOOKS
CHAPTER III. WHAT WE ARE TO THINK OF THE PRICE IN THE BUYING OF BOOKS
CHAPTER IV. THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE CLERGY ALREADY PROMOTED
CHAPTER V. THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE POSSESSIONERS
CHAPTER VI. THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE MENDICANTS
CHAPTER VII. THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST WARS
CHAPTER VIII. OF THE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE HAD OF COLLECTING A STORE OF BOOKS
CHAPTER IX. HOW, ALTHOUGH WE PREFERRED THE WORKS OF THE ANCIENTS, WE HAVE NOT CONDEMNED THE STUDIES OF THE MODERNS
CHAPTER X. OF THE GRADUAL PERFECTING OF BOOKS
CHAPTER XI. WHY WE HAVE PREFERRED BOOKS OF LIBERAL LEARNING TO BOOKS OF LAW
CHAPTER XII. WHY WE HAVE CAUSED BOOKS OF GRAMMAR TO BE SO DILIGENTLY PREPARED
CHAPTER XIII. WHY WE HAVE NOT WHOLLY NEGLECTED THE FABLES OF THE POETS
CHAPTER XIV. WHO OUGHT TO BE SPECIAL LOVERS OF BOOKS
CHAPTER XV. OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE LOVE OF BOOKS
CHAPTER XVI. THAT IT IS MERITORIOUS TO WRITE NEW BOOKS AND TO RENEW THE OLD
CHAPTER XVII. OF SHOWING DUE PROPRIETY IN THE CUSTODY OF BOOKS
CHAPTER XVIII. SHOWETH THAT WE HAVE COLLECTED SO GREAT STORE OF BOOKS FOR THE COMMON BENEFIT OF SCHOLARS AND NOT ONLY FOR OUR OWN PLEASURE
CHAPTER XIX. OF THE MANNER OF LENDING ALL OUR BOOKS TO STUDENTS
CHAPTER XX. AN EXHORTATION TO SCHOLARS TO REQUITE US BY PIOUS PRAYERS
THE END OF THE PHILOBIBLON OF MASTER RICHARD DE. AUNGERVILLE, SURNAMED DE BURY, LATE BISHOP OF. DURHAM THIS TREATISE WAS FINISHED IN OUR. MANORHOUSE OF AUCKLAND ON THE 24TH. DAY OF JANUARY, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD. ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND. FORTY-FOUR, THE FIFTY-EIGHTH. YEAR OF OUR AGE BEING EXACTLY. COMPLETED, AND THE ELEVENTH. YEAR OF OUR PONTIFICATE. DRAWING TO AN END; TO THE GLORY. OF GOD. AMEN
