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THE LOVE OF BOOKS: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury
THE LOVE OF BOOKS The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury
Author: Richard de Bury
[A]ll who are smitten with the love of books think cheaply of the world and wealth; as Jerome says to Vigilantius: The same man cannot love both gold and books... The hideousness of vice is greatly reprobated in books, so that he who loves to commune with books is lead to detest all manner of vice. The demon, who derives his name from knowledge,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780760780749
ISBN-10: 0760780749
Publication Date: 6/1/2006
Pages: 132
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Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Loving books as Divine Inspiration. I'm good with that!


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