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Readers, especially if they be librarians, will look for an apology from a writer who dares to follow in the footsteps of Edward Edwards. But there is some justification. Memoirs of Libraries is out of print, and expensive to buy second-hand while in some parts it is not up to date. A summary history, published at a popular price, seemed necessary for the elementary student and the general reader, and I have attempted to provide it.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Historians have long regarded the fall of the Roman Empire as leading to a period of intellectual darkness in Europe. This book challenges this view, arguing that the preservation and rediscovery of classical learning from antiquity was not an isolated event during the Renaissance, but a process that began during the Middle Ages. The author begins by examining the destruction of libraries in the final days of the Roman Empire. Despite these losses, the author shows that a significant number of books survived in private and monastic collections, and that these texts played a vital role in the preservation of classical learning. The book then turns to the role of the Arabs in the preservation and translation of Greek texts. The author demonstrates that the rise of Islamic civilization led to a renewed interest in the works of Aristotle and other Greek philosophers, and that these texts were eventually transmitted to Europe through the work of Arab scholars. Finally, the book examines the role of the early monastic libraries in the preservation of classical learning. The author shows that these libraries served as centers of learning, and that they played a vital role in the transmission of classical texts to future generations. The book is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the preservation of classical learning during the Middle Ages. It provides a nuanced and comprehensive account of this important topic, and it challenges the traditional view that the Middle Ages was a period of intellectual decline. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330353912_0
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