Knowledge, learning, or wisdom gained from books; the accumulated knowledge contained in literature.
Compound of 'book' and 'lore' (from Old English 'lār', meaning teaching, learning, or tradition). The term reflects medieval and scholarly traditions of valuing written knowledge.
Medieval monks used similar terms to describe 'bookcraft'—the idea that books contained not just information but actual accumulated wisdom of civilization. In a way, they were right: books are how humans pass down everything that matters.
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