Project Gutenberg 1996-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 165 Bury, Richard de 1287 1345 Aungerville, Richard Thomas, Ernest Chester 1850 1892 Thomas, E. C. (Ernest Chester) The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury" by Richard de Bury is a treatise composed in the 14th century that reflects the author's deep reverence and passion for books and learning. This work is not merely an appreciation of literature; it is an argument for the importance of books as the vessels of wisdom and knowledge. De Bury’s enthusiasm for acquiring and preserving books is central to his philosophical discourse, revealing the intrinsic value he places on education and scholarship. The beginning of this treatise introduces Richard de Bury, his stature as a learned bishop, and his love for books, which he links to the advancement of both personal knowledge and the broader church community. He poetically argues that wisdom, embodied within books, surpasses all earthly riches and emphasizes the transformative power of reading. De Bury’s reflections draw on his experiences, evolving into an impassioned plea for the collection, preservation, and appreciation of books that contribute to one’s moral and intellectual growth. His commentary serves as both a personal memoir and an earnest call to action for future generations to become philobiblon—lovers of books. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Book collecting Manuscripts, Medieval -- Collectors and collecting Z Text Bibliomania Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 181870 177364 2024-09-01T06:14:42.312007 2023-10-01T05:54:10.465342 text/html text/html 171236 2021-01-01T09:46:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 66420 2021-01-01T09:46:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 129601 2024-09-01T06:14:46.643915 application/epub+zip 129832 2024-09-01T06:14:43.653936 application/epub+zip 129831 2024-09-01T06:14:42.824931 application/epub+zip 290568 2024-09-01T06:14:48.971928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280025 2024-09-01T06:14:46.079949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235760 2022-09-01T06:46:00.980582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164811 164773 2024-09-01T06:14:42.003948 2023-10-01T05:54:10.201349 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 164635 2021-01-01T09:46:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64990 2021-01-01T09:46:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19007 2024-09-01T06:14:49.102900 application/rdf+xml 18955 2024-09-01T06:14:43.179947 image/jpeg 4118 2024-09-01T06:14:42.998943 image/jpeg 125204 2024-09-01T06:14:42.329937 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia