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''The Philobiblon'' is a collection of essays concerning the acquisition, preservation, and organization of books written by the mediaeval bibliophile Richard de Bury shortly before his death in 1345. Written in Latin, as was the custom of the day, it is separated into twenty chapters, each covering a different topic relating to book collecting. There was a dispute as to whether de Bury was the actual author of the ''Philobiblon''. The controversy began as a result of the bishop’s own biographer, Chambres, neglecting to mention the book at all in de Bury's biography. Many thought that de Bury’s chaplain, Robert Holkot, was the author and there was substantial evidence that this was the case. Today, however, most experts agree that the work is de Bury’s, chiefly due to the revealing and autobiographical nature of the book.〔Martin, S. S. (1986). Richard D'aungerville de bury, 1287-1345 (England, Bishop of Durham). Emory University. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 286 p. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/303446130?accountid=14745. (303446130), p. 23〕 According to one scholar, the ''Philobiblon'' is “one of the longest extant medieval texts on the subject of library management.” In it are several innovations such as the practices for circulation control among the students of the college, utilizing at times an open-stack rather than the dominant closed-stack system.〔Christopher Brown-Syed, "The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard De Bury." Library & Archival Security 19, no. 1 (January 2004) p.79〕 Fifteenth century scholars cited it often. Thomas Kempis, the author of the devotional book ''The Imitation of Christ'', borrowed a whole chapter of the ''Philobiblon'' for one of his works, and Mathaus Hummel read from it during the opening of the University of Freiburg.〔Martin, p. 28〕 As to de Bury’s legacy, it was said about the ''Philobiblon'': “it is the sole memorial of one who loved books so much in an age and country that loved them so little.”〔Martin, 1986, p.24〕 ==Bibliography== Originally written in 1345, the ''Philobiblon'' has been printed numerous times since. The first printing was in Cologne in 1473, the second at Speyer in 1483, and then the third in Paris in 1500. Nearly a hundred years would pass before it was printed again in England by Thomas James, Bodley's Librarian, in 1599. It was then printed in Germany again in 1610, 1614, and 1674. These editions relied upon the original Cologne edition of 1473. Later, in 1703, it was printed by J. A. Schmidt in a supplement for a treatise on libraries. It was then printed in English anonymously in 1832. Later, a French translation, along with the Latin text, appeared in 1856. It was first printed in the United States in 1861. Since 1888, it has been reprinted nearly twenty times.〔De Bury, R. (1970). ''Philobiblon () Richard de Bury''. The text and translation of E. C. Thomas, edited with a foreword by Michael MacLagan. New York, Barnes & Noble, pp. xxxvii-liv〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Philobiblon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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