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CONTENTS

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  • CHAP. . . . . . . . . .PAGE
  • I. THE USE OF BOOKS IN EARLY IRISH MONASTERIES. . . . .1
  • II. THE ENGLISH MONKS AND THEIR BOOKS. . . . .23
  • III. LIBRARIES OF THE GREAT ABBEYS—BOOK-LOVERS AMONG THE MENDICANTS—DISPERSAL OF MONKISH LIBRARIES. . . . .45
  • IV. BOOK MAKING AND COLLECTING IN THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES. . . . .73
  • V. CATHEDRAL AND CHURCH LIBRARIES. . . . .109
  • VI. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: OXFORD. . . . .133
  • VII. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: CAMBRIDGE. . . . .155
  • VIII. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: THEIR ECONOMY. . . . .165
  • IX. THE USE OF BOOKS TOWARDS THE END OF THE MANUSCRIPT PERIOD. . . . .173
  • X. THE BOOK TRADE. . . . .199
  • XI. THE CHARACTER OF THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY, AND THE EXTENT OF CIRCULATION OF BOOKS. . . . .209
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  • APPENDIX A. PRICES OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS FOR BOOK MAKING. . . . .243
  • APPENDIX B. LIST OF CERTAIN CLASSIC AUTHORS FOUND IN MEDIEVAL CATALOGUES. . . . .258
  • APPENDIX C. LIST OF MEDIEVAL COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS. . . . .363
  • APPENDIX D. LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL REFERENCE WORKS. . . . .286
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