An edition of Libraries in the Ancient World
(2002)
Libraries in the Ancient World
by Lionel Casson
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This important book tells the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Renowned classicist Lionel Casson takes us on a lively tour from the royal libraries of the ancient Near East, through the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome, down to the first Christian monastic libraries.
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Libraries in the Ancient World
Publish date unknown, Yale University Press
Hardcover
in English
0300088094 9780300088090
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New Haven, Conn, London
Table of Contents
The beginnings : the ancient Near East
The beginnings : Greece - The library of Alexandria
The growth of libraries
The beginnings : Rome
Libraries of the Roman Empire : the city of Rome
Libraries of the Roman Empire : outside the city of Rome
From roll to codex
Toward the Middle Ages.
Edition Notes
Originally published: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| December 28, 2022 | Edited by Nathaniel Chanticleer | added a description |
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