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The worlds first great library was made far before the middle ages had come into sight, yet it is important part of the creation of literature itself. One of the greatest sources of the knowledge and entertainment hidden within the pages of a book is the library, this is holding Barns and Nobles out of the picture of coarse. Before books had a large boom the library was made, and has now been destroyed. While in the subject of early literature the history of The Library of Alexandria must be looked into yet it will always be lost to the eyes of the curious. The Royal Library of Alexandria, also known as The library of Alexandria, was once the largest library in the world. It is thought the library was first created around the third century BC while Ptolemy II of Egypt’s reign still held. It was believed he created the library after his father made the first complex of the whole structure. This part was known as the temple of the muses and was home to the music and poetry so many of us cant seem to survive without today. The library was a lot like a museum, a research center, that focused on editing the text that inhabited the library shelves. In those ancient times the librarians were greatly needed an appreciated. A great portion of the text had another version written in different words or views, the librarian would spend much time trying to determine the quality of the text to sort out the best and the worst. When they uncovered the library they found enough lecture halls to sort over 5000 students. A large body of the collection that aloud the library to be made was create by purely visitor to the city. Once they entered the city in which the library stood they would be forced to surrender all forms of writing in any language. This writing would be quickly transferred by a scribe witch such accuracy at points the originals were stashed in the library while the copy was given back to the owner. They would also send people out to buy books throughout the Mediterranean to add to their collection 	At the beginning to the second century a battle with Caesar and Rome to place, in the end of this battle Caesar had to set fire to his very own ship, this set some of the city on fire, sadly the fire spread to the library, it was estimated that with the destruction of the library came the loss of over 40,000 books. It was rebuilt, not as glorious or strong, just to be later taken over crush and destroyed time and time again. The library held some of the earliest literature of its time and ours, It is great knowledge that has been lost to all, and unlike many of today ancient marvels, can never be recovered. Be thankful, for next time you go to get a book at the library, it’s very idea was made by the ancient people of this world who thrived through destruction and loss.

Books of the hour In a way a book of the hour could now compare to the fables of the modern day. The book of the hour was not made out of imagination or myths but followed the lives of a saint. They to were rather short and both had a purpose, to teach children a foundation on what they will need to know in Life. The book of the hour outlined the life of a saint and was very short, these small books were used to teach children to read. They would make the saint as high and mighty as possible, the truth was most likely not fully shared. It was for the main purpose of these books when they were first made, they were used to inspire devotion to the Christian faith in the young minds of children. Yet why would they call this a book of the hour? The name comes from songs written in the middle ages about one of the higher females in the Christian religion. They received there names from songs sand during “The Hour of the Virgin”. This special hour was in honor of one person and one person only, Virgin Mary. Now the only problem with the title it was not a hour, the songs were sung in eight specific hours of the day, this was in the 800's. Yet as with all things, it shifted directions. By the twelve thousands individual people began to own these, churches would own there own also. They would change the book by adding there own prayers into it. Then they began to add in the book of psalms and entries from the gospel. It was finished with two long prayers and a calender of all the planned church feasts and events. Rich would have these hand painted and used them like an individual prayer book. They were only popular enough for all to own once the printing press was made. They went a long ways from were they started out. As did all though.