Libraries in the Ancient World

Informationen zum Autor Lionel Casson is Professor Emeritus of Classics, New York University, and the author of Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World as well as many other books on ancient maritime history and ancient travel. Klappentext Telling the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets, a renowned classicist takes readers on a lively tour from the royal libraries of the ancient Near East to the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome, down to the first Christian monastic libraries, explaining what books were acquired and how. Illustrations. Zusammenfassung The story of Ancient libraries from their very beginnings! when "books" were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Lionel Casson explores the royal libraries of the Ancient Near East! the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome! and the first Christian monastic libraries.

Product details

• Authors: Lionel Casson, Casson Lionel, Lionel Casson
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2002
• EAN: 9780300097214
• ISBN: 978-0-300-09721-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Yale Nota Bene; Nota bene; Yale Nota Bene
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / World, General & world history, Ancient World, Ancient History, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Library & information services, Library and information services, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory