Libraries in the Ancient World

Name: Libraries in the Ancient World
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ISBN: 9780300097214

ISBN-10: 0300097212

ISBN-13: 9780300097214

Edition: 2002

Authors: Lionel Casson

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This text tells the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when books were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. It takes us on a journey from royal libraries of the ancient Near East, to the first Christian monastic libraries.

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 8/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.76" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Lionel Casson, professor emeritus of classics at New York University has written many books on ancient maritime history and ancient travel.



Preface


Maps



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


Abbreviations


Notes


List of Illustrations


Index