Libraries in the ancient world
Title:
Libraries in the ancient world
Author:
Casson, Lionel, 1914-2009.
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Publication Information:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2001]
©2001
Physical Description:
xii, 177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language:
English
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.
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ISBN:
9780300088090
Format :
Book
