Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism: The De Bibliothecis of Justis Lipsius

Critical edition and English translation of a Renaissance work on the history of libraries in antiquity. Contents: The De bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius Lipsius Proteus : the career of a scholar in an age of strife Library historiography before Lipsius The De bibliothecis: title, structure, and purpose Lipsius and his sources Print history Editorial principles A note on the commentary De bibliothecis: Text and translation De bibliothecis: Commentary