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In the Benedictine Tradition
M. Dorothy Neuhofer
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Description for In the Benedictine Tradition
Hardback. Investigates the transmittal of the Benedictine tradition of love of learning, books, and libraries associated with the order's monasteries in Europe to the United States. The author analyses the establishment of the Benedictine Order in the United States and the college libraries that its members began. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
In the Benedictine Tradition investigates the transmittal of the Benedictine tradition of love of learning, books, and libraries associated with the order's monasteries in Europe to the United States. M. Dorothy Neuhofer analyses the establishment of the Benedictine Order in the United States and the college libraries that its members began. She clarifies the mission and history of Benedictine Order by reviewing its spread throughout Western Europe as it encouraged a love of learning and the establishment of monastery libraries. She brings together information from surveys of twelve Benedictine college libraries with case studies of the libraries at St. John's ... Read more
In the Benedictine Tradition investigates the transmittal of the Benedictine tradition of love of learning, books, and libraries associated with the order's monasteries in Europe to the United States. M. Dorothy Neuhofer analyses the establishment of the Benedictine Order in the United States and the college libraries that its members began. She clarifies the mission and history of Benedictine Order by reviewing its spread throughout Western Europe as it encouraged a love of learning and the establishment of monastery libraries. She brings together information from surveys of twelve Benedictine college libraries with case studies of the libraries at St. John's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761814634
SKU
V9780761814634
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About M. Dorothy Neuhofer
M. Dorothy Neuhofer is Acting Director of Library Services and College Archivist at St. Leo College, and an Executive Board Member of the Catholic Library Association.
Reviews for In the Benedictine Tradition
This is a very readable text with a clear research focus. . . . The result of the whole is a convincing and even poignant argument for the absolute necessity for continuing investment in libraries among all Catholic institutions of higher education. This book is highly recommended for all academic libraries.
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