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Libraries in the Ancient World (Paperback, New Ed)
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Libraries in the Ancient World (Paperback, New Ed)
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Discovery Miles 3 410
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This delightful 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 most ancient Near
East, through the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome,
down to the first Christian monastic libraries. To the founders of
the first public libraries of the Greek world goes the credit for
creating the prototype of today's library buildings and the science
of organizing books in them. Casson recounts the development of
ancient library buildings, systems, holdings, and patrons,
addressing questions on a wide variety of topics, such as: * What
was the connection between the rise in education and literacy and
the growth of libraries? * Who contributed to the early development
of public libraries, especially the great library at Alexandria? *
What did ancient libraries include in their holdings? * How did
ancient libraries acquire books? * What was the nature of
publishing in the Greek and Roman world? * How did different types
of users (royalty, scholars, religious figures) and different kinds
of "books" (tablets, scrolls, codices) affect library arrangements?
* How did Christianity transform the nature of library holdings?
Just as a library yields unexpected treasures to a meandering
browser, this entertaining book offers to its perusers the
surprising history of the rise and development of ancient
libraries-a fascinating story never told before.
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