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An | Apologie | Or | Declaration | Of The Povver And | Providence Of God In The | Government Of The World. | Consisting In | An Examination And | Censvre Of The Common | Errovr Tovching Natvres Per- | Petuall And Universall Decay, | Divided Into Six Bookes. | Whereof | The First Treates of this Pretended Decay in Generall, Together with Some Preservatives Thereunto. | The Second of the Pretended Decay of the Heavens and Elements, Together with that of the | Elementary Bodies, Man Onely Excepted. | The Third of the Pretended Decay of Mankinde in Regard of Age and Duration, of Strength and | Stature, of Arts and Wits. | The Fourth of this Pretended Decay in Matter of Manners, Together with a Large Proofe of the | Future Consummation of the World from the Testimonie of the Gentiles, and the Use which We | are to Draw from the Consideration Thereof. | The Fifth and Sixth are Spent in Answering Objections Made Since the Second Impression

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Published: 1635

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"Will always hold an honorable place for bibliophiles." — The University of Chicago Press One of the earliest treatises on the value of preserving neglected manuscripts, building a library, and book collecting, Richard De Bury's The Philobiblon was written in 1345 and circulated widely in manuscript form for over a century. The first printed edition appeared in Cologne in 1473, and several others soon followed as the invention of the printing press spread throughout the late Medieval world. The chapter titles of this legendary work reflect its nature, combining the author's love for and commitment to the importance of books and the knowledge they contain with thoughts on collecting them, lending them, teaching with them, and simply enjoying them: "That the Treasure of Wisdom is chiefly contained in books," "What we are to think of the price in the buying of books," "Who ought to be special lovers of books," and "Of the manner of lending all our books to students." The Prologue ends with the following thought: "And this treatise (divided into twenty chapters) will clear the love we have had for books from the charge of excess, will expound the purpose of our intense devotion, and will narrate more clearly than light all the circumstances of our undertaking. And because it principally treats of the love of books, we have chose after the fashion of the ancient Romans fondly to name it by a Greek word, Philobiblon." This volume offers modern bibliophiles a splendid edition of one of the first books ever to study, define, and, above all, praise their passion: the all-encompassing love of books.
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