An edition of The Library of Alexandria (2000)

The Library of Alexandria

centre of learning in the ancient world

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An edition of The Library of Alexandria (2000)

The Library of Alexandria

centre of learning in the ancient world

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xii, 196 p. : 24 cm

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Cover of: THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA Centre of Learning in the Ancient World
THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA Centre of Learning in the Ancient World
Apr 30, 2005, American University in Cairo Press
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Cover of: The Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria: centre of learning in the ancient world
2004, I.B. Tauris, In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan
in English - New pbk. ed.
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The Library of Alexandria: Centre of Learning in the Ancient World, Revised Edition
September 4, 2004, I. B. Tauris
Paperback in English - New Pbk. Ed edition
Cover of: The Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria: Centre of Learning in the Ancient World
September 6, 2002, I. B. Tauris
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: The library of Alexandria
Cover of: The Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria: Rediscovering the Cradle of Western Culture
March 16, 2000, I. B. Tauris
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Cover of: The Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria: centre of learning in the ancient world
2000, I.B. Tauris, In the U.S.A. and Canada distributed by St. Martin's Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction : Alexandria in history and myth / Roy MacLeod
Before Alexandria : libraries in the Ancient Near East / D.T. Potts
Alexandria : the umbilicus of the ancient world / Wendy Brazil
Cloistered bookworms in the chicken-coop of the muses : the ancient library of Alexandria / Robert Barnes
Aristotle's works : the possible origins of the Alexandria collection / R.G. Tanner
Doctors in the library : the strange tale of Apollonius the bookworm and other stories / John Vallance
The theatre of Paphos and the theatre of Alexandria : some first thoughts / J.R. Green
Scholars and students in the Roman East / Samuel N.C. Lieu
The Neoplatonists and the mystery schools of the Mediterranean / Patricia Cannon Johnson
Alexandria and its Medieval legacy : the book, the monk and the rose / J.O. Ward.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-190) and index.

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London, New York, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
027.032
Library of Congress
Z722.5 .L53 2004, Z722.5.M33 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 196 p.
Number of pages
196

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3329599M
Internet Archive
libraryofalexand0000unse_o5m7
ISBN 10
1850435944
LCCN
2004304830
OCLC/WorldCat
55495402
Library Thing
1120949
Goodreads
400069

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