| CHAP. | PAGE | | I. | The Use of Books in Early Irish Monasteries | 1 | | II. | The English Monks and their Books | 23 | | III. | Libraries of the Great Abbeys—Book-Lovers among the Mendicants—Dispersal of Monkish Libraries | 45 | | IV. | Book Making and Collecting in the Religious Houses | 73 | | V. | Cathedral and Church Libraries | 109 | | VI. | Academic Libraries: Oxford | 133 | | VII. | Academic Libraries: Cambridge | 155 | | VIII. | Academic Libraries: their Economy | 165 | | IX. | The Use of Books towards the End of the Manuscript Period | 173 | | X. | The Book Trade | 199 | | XI. | The Character of the Medieval Library, and the Extent of Circulation of Books | 209 | | Appendix A. Prices of Books and Materials for Book-Making | 243 | | Appendix B. List of certain Classic Authors found in Medieval Catalogues | 258 | | Appendix C. List of Medieval Collections of Books | 263 | | Appendix D. List of the Principal Reference Works | 286 |
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