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An edition of Libraries in the Ancient World (2002)

Libraries in the Ancient World

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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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Yale University Press
Language
English
Pages
200

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Subjects

Libraries, History, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Libraries, history

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Libraries in the ancient world
2002, Yale Nota Bene
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2002, Yale University Press
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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.

Published in
New Haven, Conn, London
Series
Yale Nota bene

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
027.093
Library of Congress
Z722 .C37X 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 177 p. :
Number of pages
200

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL21814522M
Internet Archive
librariesinancie00cass
ISBN 10
0300097212
Library Thing
28590
Goodreads
570892

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December 14, 2018 Edited by Lisa Added new cover
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