Book contents
- Frontmatter
- ERRATUM
- Preface
- Contents
- Prologue
- Chap. I On the Commendation of Wisdom, and of Books in which Wisdom dwelleth
- Chap. II Showeth that Books are to be preferred to Riches and Corporal Pleasures
- Chap. III Books ought always to be bought, except in two cases
- Chap. IV How much Good arises from Books; and that the corrupt Clergy are for the most part ungrateful to Books
- Chap. V Good Professors of Religion write Books; bad ones are occupied with other things
- Chap. VI In praise of the ancient, and reprehension of the modern religious Mendicants
- Chap. VII Deploring the Destruction of Books by Wars and Fire
- Chap. VIII Of the numerous Opportunities of the Author of collecting Books from all quarters
- Chap. IX The ancient Students surpassed the modern in Fervency of Learning
- Chap. X Science grew to perfection by degrees. The Author provided a Greek and a Hebrew Grammar
- Chap. XI Laws are, properly speaking, neither Sciences nor Books
- Chap. XII Of the Utility and Necessity of Grammar
- Chap. XIII A Vindication of Poetry, and its Utility
- Chap. XIV Of those who ought most particularly to love Books
- Chap. XV Of the manifold Effects of the Sciences which are contained in Books
- Chap. XVI Of writing new Books and repairing old ones
- Chap. XVII Of handling Books in a cleanly manner, and keeping them in order
- Chap. XVIII The Author against Detractors
- Chap. XIX A provident Arrangement by which Books may be lent to Strangers
- Chap. XX The Author desires to be prayed for, and notably teaches Students to pray
- NOTES
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- ERRATUM
- Preface
- Contents
- Prologue
- Chap. I On the Commendation of Wisdom, and of Books in which Wisdom dwelleth
- Chap. II Showeth that Books are to be preferred to Riches and Corporal Pleasures
- Chap. III Books ought always to be bought, except in two cases
- Chap. IV How much Good arises from Books; and that the corrupt Clergy are for the most part ungrateful to Books
- Chap. V Good Professors of Religion write Books; bad ones are occupied with other things
- Chap. VI In praise of the ancient, and reprehension of the modern religious Mendicants
- Chap. VII Deploring the Destruction of Books by Wars and Fire
- Chap. VIII Of the numerous Opportunities of the Author of collecting Books from all quarters
- Chap. IX The ancient Students surpassed the modern in Fervency of Learning
- Chap. X Science grew to perfection by degrees. The Author provided a Greek and a Hebrew Grammar
- Chap. XI Laws are, properly speaking, neither Sciences nor Books
- Chap. XII Of the Utility and Necessity of Grammar
- Chap. XIII A Vindication of Poetry, and its Utility
- Chap. XIV Of those who ought most particularly to love Books
- Chap. XV Of the manifold Effects of the Sciences which are contained in Books
- Chap. XVI Of writing new Books and repairing old ones
- Chap. XVII Of handling Books in a cleanly manner, and keeping them in order
- Chap. XVIII The Author against Detractors
- Chap. XIX A provident Arrangement by which Books may be lent to Strangers
- Chap. XX The Author desires to be prayed for, and notably teaches Students to pray
- NOTES
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- PhilobiblonA Treatise on the Love of Books, pp. i - iiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013First published in: 1832