Two Seventeenth-Century Library Handbooks, Two Different Library Theories.

Describes two landmark publications of the early 17th century that impacted the history of libraries and librarianship. Claude Clement's 'Musei sive bibliothecae tam privatae quam publicae'; Gabriel Naude's 'Avis pour dresser une bibliotheque'; Clement's work on the representative showcase library...

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Published in:	Libraries & Culture Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 540 - 557
Main Author:	Rovelstad, Mathilde V.
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Texas Press Fall2000
Subjects:	History of libraries History of library science Clement, Claude Naudé, Gabriel, 1600-1653 Criticism Seventeenth century
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Describes two landmark publications of the early 17th century that impacted the history of libraries and librarianship. Claude Clement's 'Musei sive bibliothecae tam privatae quam publicae'; Gabriel Naude's 'Avis pour dresser une bibliotheque'; Clement's work on the representative showcase library of the Baroque period; Naude's directions for establishing and maintaining a modern library.