The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury
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THE LOVE OF BOOKS
THE PHILOBIBLON OF RICHARD DE BURY
TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH
BY
E. C. THOMAS
The Author of the Book The Bishop as Booklover The Bishop's Books Early Editions of the Philobiblon The Philobiblon Newly Translated
PREFACE
The Author of the Book.
The Bishop as Booklover.
The Bishop's Books.
Early Editions of the Philobiblon.
THE PHILOBIBLON NEWLY TRANSLATED
CONTENTS
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
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER I
THAT THE TREASURE OF WISDOM IS CHIEFLY CONTAINED IN BOOKS
CHAPTER II
THE DEGREE OF AFFECTION THAT IS PROPERLY DUE TO BOOKS
CHAPTER III
WHAT WE ARE TO THINK OF THE PRICE IN THE BUYING OF BOOKS
CHAPTER IV
THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE CLERGY ALREADY PROMOTED
CHAPTER V
THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE POSSESSIONERS
CHAPTER VI
THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST THE MENDICANTS
CHAPTER VII
THE COMPLAINT OF BOOKS AGAINST WARS
CHAPTER VIII
OF THE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE HAD OF COLLECTING A STORE OF BOOKS
CHAPTER IX
HOW, ALTHOUGH WE PREFERRED THE WORKS OF THE ANCIENTS, WE HAVE NOT CONDEMNED THE STUDIES OF THE MODERNS
CHAPTER X
OF THE GRADUAL PERFECTING OF BOOKS
CHAPTER XI
WHY WE HAVE PREFERRED BOOKS OF LIBERAL LEARNING TO BOOKS OF LAW
CHAPTER XII
WHY WE HAVE CAUSED BOOKS OF GRAMMAR TO BE SO DILIGENTLY PREPARED
CHAPTER XIII
WHY WE HAVE NOT WHOLLY NEGLECTED THE FABLES OF THE POETS
CHAPTER XIV
WHO OUGHT TO BE SPECIAL LOVERS OF BOOKS
CHAPTER XV
OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE LOVE OF BOOKS
CHAPTER XVI
THAT IT IS MERITORIOUS TO WRITE NEW BOOKS AND TO RENEW THE OLD
CHAPTER XVII
OF SHOWING DUE PROPRIETY IN THE CUSTODY OF BOOKS
CHAPTER XVIII
SHOWETH THAT WE HAVE COLLECTED SO GREAT STORE OF BOOKS FOR THE COMMON BENEFIT OF SCHOLARS AND NOT ONLY FOR OUR OWN PLEASURE
CHAPTER XIX
OF THE MANNER OF LENDING ALL OUR BOOKS TO STUDENTS
CHAPTER XX
AN EXHORTATION TO SCHOLARS TO REQUITE US BY PIOUS PRAYERS
THE END OF THE PHILOBIBLON OF MASTER RICHARD DE AUNGERVILLE, SURNAMED DE BURY, LATE BISHOP OF DURHAM THIS TREATISE WAS FINISHED IN OUR MANORHOUSE OF AUCKLAND ON THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR, THE FIFTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF OUR AGE BEING EXACTLY COMPLETED, AND THE ELEVENTH YEAR OF OUR PONTIFICATE DRAWING TO AN END; TO THE GLORY OF GOD. AMEN.
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