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192 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780300088090
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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 mos...
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192 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780300088090
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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 mos...