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LOMEIER, JOHANNES. De bibliothecis liber singularis. [16], 414, [19] pages, including engraved additional title and errata leaf at end. Small 8vo, early 19th-century boards, spine darkened, extremities rubbed; lacks front free endpaper. Utrecht: Johannes Ribbius, 1680
Second edition, revised and enlarged, of an early work on the history of libraries first published in 1669, tracing their development from classical antiquity to the early modern era, with a survey of the principal collections in Europe; also includes chapters on non-European libraries (noting collections in Russia, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the New World); librarians and librarianship; the location, organization, architecture, and decor of libraries; and the destruction of books and libraries. Overlooked by Alden.
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