“In The Memory of Mankind, librarian and scholar Don Heinrich Tolzmann updates and expands the original 1925 German-language classic of Alfred Hessel and its English translation by Reuben Peiss. His excellent research and well-written text adds an array of new insights and information to the fascinating history of this remarkable institution. Whether from ideas pressed into clay tablets, printed on paper, or encrypted in binary code, Tolzmann believes the libraries of the future will continue to be the depositories and guardians of man’s knowledge for millennia to come — just as they have for the past 5,000 years.” — J. Lewis von Hoelle A wealth of illustrations, a selective bibliography, and an index to full names, places and subjects add to the value of this work. Don Heinrich Tolzmann, Alfred Hessel and Reuben Peiss (2001), 2025, 7" x 10", paper, index, 204 pp.ISBN: 9780788450921 101-T5092
