Justus Lipsius
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Lipsius (1547-1606) authored De bibliothecis syntagma, based primarily on the writings of classical Greek and Roman authors, it surveyed the libraries of antiquity by describing their locations, buildings, storage methods, and, to a small extent, their contents. It would become the prototype of general library histories for the next 250 years. [1]
- Literature
- Thomas D. Walker, "Justus Lipsius and the Historiography of Libraries", Libraries & Culture 26(1): "Reading & Libraries I" (Winter 1991), pp 49-65.
