Murray, Stuart A. P. <br/><br/>
The library :  an illustrated history / 
Stuart A.P. Murray ; introduction by Donald G. Davis, Jr. ; foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes. 
 - New York :  Chicago :  Skyhorse Pub. ;  ALA Editions,  c2009. 
 - x, 310 p. :  ill. (some col.), music ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-307) and index. 
<br/><br/>The ancient libraries -- European libraries of the Middle Ages -- Asia and Islam -- Europe's high Middle Ages -- Renaissance to Reformation -- People of the book -- War and a golden age -- The library in colonial North America -- The library in the young United States -- The library movement -- Organizing knowledge -- Libraries, librarians, and media centers. 
<br/><br/> The history of libraries from ancient to modern times is presented through a review of the types of documents stored, the structures themselves, the way they have been managed, and the important part they have played in every culture around the world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781602397064 :  $35.00 1602397066 :  $35.00 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009012126 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Libraries--History.<br/>Libraries--Pictorial works.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z721  / .M885 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>027.009