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Libraries in the ancient world [electronic resource] / Lionel Casson.

By: Casson, Lionel, 1914-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2001Description: xii, 177 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.Subject(s): Libraries -- History -- To 400Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 027/.03 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.