Bury, Richard de . The Love of Books: the Philobiblon of Richard de Bury
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Front Matter
Chapter
PROLOGUE
Chapter 1
CHAPTER I THAT THE TREASURE OF WISDOM IS CHIEFLY
CONTAINED IN BOOKS
Chapter 2
CHAPTER II THE DEGREE OF AFFECTION THAT IS PROPERLY
DUE TO BOOKS
Chapter 3
CHAPTER III WHAT WE ARE TO THINK OF THE PRICE IN
THE BUYING OF BOOKS
Chapter 4
CHAPTER IV THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE CLERGY
ALREADY PROMOTED
Chapter 5
CHAPTER V THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE
POSSESSIONERS
Chapter 6
CHAPTER VI THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE
MENDICANTS
Chapter 7
CHAPTER VII THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST WARS
Chapter 8
CHAPTER VIII OF THE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE
HAD OF COLLECTING A STORE OF BOOKS
Chapter 9
CHAPTER IX HOW, ALTHOUGH WE PREFERRED THE WORKS OF
THE ANCIENTS, WE HAVE NOT CONDEMNED
THE STUDIES OF THE MODERNS
Chapter 10
CHAPTER X OF THE GRADUAL PERFECTING OF BOOKS
Chapter 11
CHAPTER XI WHY WE HAVE PREFERRED BOOKS OF LIBERAL
LEARNING TO BOOKS OF LAW
Chapter 12
CHAPTER XII WHY WE HAVE CAUSED BOOKS OF GRAMMAR TO
BE SO DILIGENTLY PREPARED
Chapter 13
CHAPTER XIII WHY WE HAVE NOT WHOLLY NEGLECTED THE
FABLES OF THE POETS
Chapter 14
CHAPTER XIV WHO OUGHT TO BE SPECIAL LOVERS OF BOOKS
Chapter 15
CHAPTER XV OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE LOVE OF BOOKS
Chapter 16
CHAPTER XVI THAT IT IS MERITORIOUS TO WRITE NEW
BOOKS AND TO RENEW THE OLD
Chapter 17
CHAPTER XVII OF SHOWING DUE PROPRIETY IN THE CUSTODY
OF BOOKS
Chapter 18
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 19
CHAPTER XIX OF THE MANNER OF LENDING ALL OUR BOOKS TO
STUDENTS
Chapter 20
CHAPTER XX AN EXHORTATION TO SCHOLARS TO REQUITE US
BY PIOUS PRAYERS
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