Libraries in the Ancient World

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	2001
Contributors	Author: Lionel Casson
Language	English
Number of Pages	192 pp.
Publisher	Yale University Press
City	New Haven, CT
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Region	Europe Middle East
Library Type	Private/Personal Library Public Libraries Religious Libraries State/Government Libraries
Chronological Period	Ancient Period (pre 500)
ISBN	9780300088090
Annotation	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