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Telling the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets, a renowned classicist takes readers on a lively tour from the royal libraries of the ancient Near East to the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome, down to the first Christian monastic libraries, explaining what books were acquired and how. Illustrations.
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Libraries in the Ancient World, Lionel Casson
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Libraries in the Ancient World
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lionel Casson
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0300097212
- ISBN13
- 9780300097214
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Ancient History, About Books, Librarianship, Library science
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- Telling the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets, a renowned classicist takes readers on a lively tour from the royal libraries of the ancient Near East to the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome, down to the first Christian monastic libraries, explaining what books were acquired and how. Illustrations.