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The Love of Books: the Philobiblon of Richard de Bury

  
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PROLOGUE
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CHAPTER I THAT THE TREASURE OF WISDOM IS CHIEFLY CONTAINED IN BOOKS
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CHAPTER II THE DEGREE OF AFFECTION THAT IS PROPERLY DUE TO BOOKS
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CHAPTER III WHAT WE ARE TO THINK OF THE PRICE IN THE BUYING OF BOOKS
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CHAPTER IV THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE CLERGY ALREADY PROMOTED
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CHAPTER V THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE POSSESSIONERS
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CHAPTER VI THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE MENDICANTS
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CHAPTER VII THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST WARS
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CHAPTER VIII OF THE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE HAD OF COLLECTING A STORE OF BOOKS
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CHAPTER IX HOW, ALTHOUGH WE PREFERRED THE WORKS OF THE ANCIENTS, WE HAVE NOT CONDEMNED THE STUDIES OF THE MODERNS
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CHAPTER X OF THE GRADUAL PERFECTING OF BOOKS
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CHAPTER XI WHY WE HAVE PREFERRED BOOKS OF LIBERAL LEARNING TO BOOKS OF LAW
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CHAPTER XII WHY WE HAVE CAUSED BOOKS OF GRAMMAR TO BE SO DILIGENTLY PREPARED
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CHAPTER XIII WHY WE HAVE NOT WHOLLY NEGLECTED THE FABLES OF THE POETS
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CHAPTER XIV WHO OUGHT TO BE SPECIAL LOVERS OF BOOKS
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CHAPTER XV OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE LOVE OF BOOKS
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CHAPTER XVI THAT IT IS MERITORIOUS TO WRITE NEW BOOKS AND TO RENEW THE OLD
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CHAPTER XVII OF SHOWING DUE PROPRIETY IN THE CUSTODY OF BOOKS
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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
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CHAPTER XIX OF THE MANNER OF LENDING ALL OUR BOOKS TO STUDENTS
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CHAPTER XX AN EXHORTATION TO SCHOLARS TO REQUITE US BY PIOUS PRAYERS

  
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"TAKE THOU A BOOK INTO THINE HANDS AS SIMON THE JUST
TOOK THE CHILD JESUS INTO HIS ARMS TO CARRY HIM AND KISS
HIM. AND WHEN THOU HAST FINISHED READING, CLOSE THE
BOOK AND GIVE THANKS FOR EVERY WORD OUT OF THE MOUTH
OF GOD; BECAUSE IN THE LORD'S FIELD THOU HAST FOUND A
HIDDEN TREASURE.

THOMAS À KEMPIS: Doctrinale Juvenum.
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