This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ... indebted to the noble Laurentius of Medici for his Library, and to Bessarion, once Bishop of Nice, who at his death devoted to it a Library valued at 30,000 crowns? And what oweth Oxford--nay, this Isle, to the most worthy Bodley, whose library perhaps containeth more excellent books than the ancients by all their ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ... indebted to the noble Laurentius of Medici for his Library, and to Bessarion, once Bishop of Nice, who at his death devoted to it a Library valued at 30,000 crowns? And what oweth Oxford--nay, this Isle, to the most worthy Bodley, whose library perhaps containeth more excellent books than the ancients by all their curious search could find? Our Scottish Academies in former times were much beholden to their founders and benefactors for many goodly books; but by the nonage of our princes, and the fury of civil wars, they with many other monuments had their fatal period: which loss by the liberality of our most gracious Prince Charles (when we shall be so happy as to be remembered) may be repaired; under whom the rising and growth of libraries may prove as fortunate, portending good success, as the burning of the library of Antioch was counted and proved ominous to the Emperor Jovian. "To such a worthy work all the lovers of learning should conspire and contribute, and of small beginnings who is ignorant what great effects may follow? If perhaps we will consider the beginnings of the greatest libraries of Europe (as Democritus said of the world, that it was made up of atoms), we shall find them but small; for, how great soever in their present perfection they are now, these Carthages were but Magalia mere Numidian cottages. "Libraries are as forests in which not only tall cedars and oaks are to be found, but bushes too, and dwarfish shrubs; and as in apothecaries' shops all sorts of drugs are permitted to be, so may all sorts of books be in a Library; and, as they out of vipers and scorpions and poisonous vegetablesextract often wholesome medicaments for the life of mankind, so out of whatsoever book good instructions and examples may be acquired. I...
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Good. NOT an ex library book. Book with black cloth spine, green boards, Loss of cloth small area bottom front board. Initials top corner of front endpaper. Clean pages.
