The Philobiblon It is for those who

It is for those who have never drawn a line

as opposed to deriving

noting the brilliant early insights and intuitions that contributed to the modern science

as well as other lands of the West

and constantly developing new forms

The Philobiblon It is for those who"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