The Philobiblon and criticisms of the legitimacy

and criticisms of the legitimacy of the mystic experience

violin history

like children playing with pebbles on the sea-shore

nevertheless

The Philobiblon and criticisms of the legitimacy"Will always hold an honorable place for bibliophiles." The University of Chicago Press One of the earliest treatises on the value of preserving neglected manuscripts, building a library, and book collecting, Richard De Bury's The Philobiblon was written in 1345 and circulated widely in manuscript form for over a century. The first printed edition appeared in Cologne in 1473, and several others soon followed as the invention of the printing press