Papyrus - THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER

THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER A FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Outstanding, universal and unique' NEW YORK TIMES 'A literary phenomenon.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Masterly.' ECONOMIST 'Mindboggling' TELEGRAPH An enthralling 6,000-year journey through the history of books and reading Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emissaries to the edges of the earth to bring them back. In Papyrus, celebrated classicist Irene Vallejo traces the dramatic history of the book and the fight for its survival. This is the story of the book's journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the very foundation of Western culture. And it is a story full of heroic adventures, bloodshed and megalomania - from the battlefields of Alexander the Great and the palaces of Cleopatra to the libraries of war-torn Sarajevo and Oxford. An international bestseller, Papyrus brings the ancient world to life and celebrates the enduring power of the written word.

General

Imprint:	Hodder Paperback
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2023
Authors:	Irene Vallejo
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-1-5293-4400-4
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-5293-4400-X
Barcode:	9781529344004

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