The Philobiblon

  • PROLOGUE
  • I That the treasure of wisdom is chiefly contained in books
  • II The degree of affection that is properly due to books
  • III What we are to think of the price in the buying of books
  • IV The complaint of books against the clergy already promoted
  • V The complaint of books against the possessioners
  • VI The complaint of books against the mendicants
  • VII The complaint of books against wars
  • VIII Of the numerous opportunities we have had of collecting a store of books
  • IX How, although we preferred the works of the ancients, we have not condemned the studies of the moderns
  • X Of the gradual perfecting of books
  • XI Why we have preferred books of liberal learning to books of law
  • XII Why we have caused books of grammar to be so diligently prepared
  • XIII Why we have not wholly neglected the fables of the poets
  • XIV Who ought to be special lovers of books
  • XV Of the advantages of the love of books
  • XVI That it is meritorious to write new books and to renew the old
  • XVII Of showing due propriety in the custody of books
  • XVIII Showeth that we have collected so great store of books for the common benefit of scholars and not only for our own pleasure
  • XIX Of the manner of lending all our books to students
  • XX An exhortation to scholars to requite us by pious prayers

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