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Princeton University Press The Meaning of the Library A Cultural History by Alice Crawford
The Meaning of the Library covers the history of the library from antiquity to the present day This is a very good collection of essays -Colin Burrow editor of Metaphysical Poetry The library as a topic is currently of increasing cultural interest I enjoyed The Meaning of the Library and learned a lot from the books eclectic and interesting mix of essays -Richard Ovenden Bodleys Librarian University of Oxford