Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica: Revised and Amended : a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature to which is Added Biographies of Living Subjects, 96 Colored Maps and Numerous Illustrations, Volume 7Belford-Clarke Company, 1890 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 3870
... continued to be conveyed orally only from one generation to another , long after the record of impor- tant religious or civil events was regularly committed to writing . The earliest collections of which we know any thing , therefore ...
... continued to be conveyed orally only from one generation to another , long after the record of impor- tant religious or civil events was regularly committed to writing . The earliest collections of which we know any thing , therefore ...
Page 3872
... continued to dominate the literary pursuits of the mon- astic orders and the labors of the scriptorium . During the sixth and seventh centuries the learning which had been driven from the Continent took refuge in the British Islands ...
... continued to dominate the literary pursuits of the mon- astic orders and the labors of the scriptorium . During the sixth and seventh centuries the learning which had been driven from the Continent took refuge in the British Islands ...
Page 3878
... continued to increase slowly until 1851 , when all but 20,000 volumes were destroyed by fire . From this time the collection has grown rapidly , and now consists of 396,000 volumes with 130,000 pam- phlets . In 1866 the library of the ...
... continued to increase slowly until 1851 , when all but 20,000 volumes were destroyed by fire . From this time the collection has grown rapidly , and now consists of 396,000 volumes with 130,000 pam- phlets . In 1866 the library of the ...
Page 3880
... Continued . Location . Name . Fund'd Character and Remarks . Volumes . Princeton , N. J .... Providence .. Presbyterian Theo . Sem . Library ... . Brown University Library . 1812 Reference ; Theology .. 50,000 Members . 1768 Rich in ...
... Continued . Location . Name . Fund'd Character and Remarks . Volumes . Princeton , N. J .... Providence .. Presbyterian Theo . Sem . Library ... . Brown University Library . 1812 Reference ; Theology .. 50,000 Members . 1768 Rich in ...
Page 3881
... ( Continued ) . Free Library and Museum 1877 13,000 Open DEVONPORT : Free Public Library . ...... 1881 8,500 Open . DONCASTER : Borough Free Library .... 1869 DUBLIN : King's Inns Library ....... 1787 Stirling's and Glasgow Public Library ...
... ( Continued ) . Free Library and Museum 1877 13,000 Open DEVONPORT : Free Public Library . ...... 1881 8,500 Open . DONCASTER : Borough Free Library .... 1869 DUBLIN : King's Inns Library ....... 1787 Stirling's and Glasgow Public Library ...
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