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Ancient Libraries

Author : Jason König
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107244587
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Libraries written by Jason König and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The circulation of books was the motor of classical civilization. But books were both expensive and rare, and so libraries - private and public, royal and civic - played key roles in articulating intellectual life. This collection, written by an international team of scholars, presents a fundamental reassessment of how ancient libraries came into being, how they were organized and how they were used. Drawing on papyrology and archaeology, and on accounts written by those who read and wrote in them, it presents new research on reading cultures, on book collecting and on the origins of monumental library buildings. Many of the traditional stories told about ancient libraries are challenged. Few were really enormous, none were designed as research centres, and occasional conflagrations do not explain the loss of most ancient texts. But the central place of libraries in Greco-Roman culture emerges more clearly than ever.

Libraries in the Ancient World

Author : Lionel Casson
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300088094
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Libraries in the Ancient World written by Lionel Casson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unexpected murder in the little Cotswolds town of Colombury has everyone guessing. Before the answers are found more lives are threatened.

Inside Roman Libraries

Author : George W. Houston
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469617803
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Inside Roman Libraries written by George W. Houston and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside Roman Libraries: Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity

Books on Fire

Author : Lucien X. Polastron
Publisher : Lucien X. POLASTRON
ISBN 13 : 9781594771675
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book Books on Fire written by Lucien X. Polastron and published by Lucien X. POLASTRON. This book was released on 2007-08-13 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. Author Lucien X. Polastron traces the history of this destruction, examining the causes for these disasters, the treasures that have been lost, and where the surviving books, if any, have ended up. Books on Fire received the 2004 Societe des Gens de Lettres Prize for Nonfiction/History in Paris.

Libraries Before Alexandria

Author : Kim Ryholt
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199655359
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Libraries Before Alexandria written by Kim Ryholt and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The creation of the Library of Alexandria is widely regarded as one of the great achievements in the history of humankind - a giant endeavour to amass all known literature and scholarly texts in one central location, so as to preserve it and make it available for the public. In turn, this event has been viewed as a historical turning point that separates the ancient world from classical antiquity. Standard works on the library continue to present the idea behind the institution as novel and, at least implicitly, as a product of Greek thought. Yet, although the scale of the collection in Alexandria seems to have been unprecedented, the notion of creating central repositories of knowledge, while perhaps new to Greek tradition, was age-old in the Near East where the building was erected. Here the existence of libraries can be traced back another two millennia, from the twenty-seventh century BCE to the third century CE, and so the creation of the Library in Alexandria was not so much the beginning of an intellectual adventure as the impressive culmination of a very long tradition. This volume presents the first comprehensive study of these ancient libraries across the 'Cradle of Civilization' and traces their institutional and scholarly roots back to the early cities and states and the advent of writing itself. Leading specialists in the intellectual history of each individual period and region covered in the volume present and discuss the enormous textual and archaeological material available on the early collections, offering a uniquely readable account intended for a broad audience of the libraries in Egypt and Western Asia as centres of knowledge prior to the famous Library of Alexandria.

Ancient Libraries

Author : Jason König
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107012562
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Libraries written by Jason König and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The libraries of the ancient world were completely unlike those we know today. This book explores and explains those differences.

Ancient Libraries

Author : James Westfall Thompson
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473389992
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Libraries written by James Westfall Thompson and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Westfall Thompson was an American historian specializing in the history of medieval and early modern Europe, particularly of the Holy Roman Empire and France. Thompson's work on ancient libraries gives an in depth look in to how the Libraries of the ancient East, ancient Greece and ancient Rome were established and managed. It also contains technical information such as the format of books, library architecture, cataloguing and classification, administration, book production, and bookselling.

Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism

Author : Thomas Hendrickson
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004338179
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism written by Thomas Hendrickson and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The De Bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius was the first monograph on library history. In Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism, Hendrickson presents a critical edition with introductory studies, a Latin text, English translation, and a substantial historical commentary.

The Ancient Libraries of Canterbury and Dover

Author : Montague Rhodes James
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108027865
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Libraries of Canterbury and Dover written by Montague Rhodes James and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-19 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: M. R. James' monumental study of three important monastic libraries and the fate of their manuscripts after the English Reformation.

Contribution Towards a Bibliography of Ancient Libraries

Author : Frederick John Teggart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Contribution Towards a Bibliography of Ancient Libraries written by Frederick John Teggart and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great Libraries

Author : K. Staikos
Publisher : New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press ; London : The British Library
ISBN 13 : 9781584560180
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book The Great Libraries written by K. Staikos and published by New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press ; London : The British Library. This book was released on 2000 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the clay-tablet libraries of the ancient Sumerian and Assyro-Babylonian empires, to those inspired by the Italian Renaissance, Mr. Staikos reveals the majesty of western literature within these great depositories of human knowledge. Using over 400 illustrations [200 in full color] the reader is treated to hundreds of beautifully photographed interiors of these legendary libraries and their rare treasures. Chapter by chapter the stories of the fabled libraries of Alexandria, Greece and Rome unfold like an unbroken chain, connecting the wisdom of the ancients to the magnificent libraries of the European Renaissance. The author also shares with us the very personal stories of the founders and the unsung librarians, who struggled during wars and countless disasters to preserve and protect their precious holdings. The chapters on the contributions of the Byzantine and Greek monastic libraries, the foundation of the Western Renaissance, are especially revealing. Mr. Staikos' original scholarship and well-written prose makes a very readable work of surprising originality. He has created a literary masterpiece that captures the rich heritage of one of man's greatest achievements. This is a very special, large format volume no bibliophile will want to be without. Co-published with The British Library. - Publisher.

Ancient China

Author : Judith Simpson
Publisher : Time Life Medical
ISBN 13 : 9780809492480
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Ancient China written by Judith Simpson and published by Time Life Medical. This book was released on 1996 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative account of the more than 7,000-year-old civilization of China including insights into the individuals who helped shape this country.

Antiquities of Mexico

Author : Edward King Viscount Kingsborough
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013908446
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Antiquities of Mexico written by Edward King Viscount Kingsborough and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

History and Development of Libraries in India

Author : Rakesh Kumar Bhatt
Publisher : Mittal Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788170995821
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book History and Development of Libraries in India written by Rakesh Kumar Bhatt and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ancient Rome

Author : Paul C. Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781740893664
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Rome written by Paul C. Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Libraries in the Ancient World

Author : Lionel Casson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Libraries in the Ancient World written by Lionel Casson and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unexpected murder in the little Cotswolds town of Colombury has everyone guessing. Before the answers are found more lives are threatened.

The World's Most Beautiful Libraries

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The World's Most Beautiful Libraries written by and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the mighty halls of ancient Alexandria to the coffered ceilings of the Morgan Library in New York, human beings have had a long, enraptured relationship with libraries. Like no other concept and like no other space, the collection of knowledge, learning, and imagination offers a sense of infinite possibility. It's the unrivalled realm of discovery, where every faded manuscript or mighty clothbound tome might reveal a provocative new idea, a far-flung fantasy, an ancient belief, a religious conviction, or a whole new way of being in the world. In this new photographic journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest libraries to reveal their architectural, historical, and imaginative wonder. Through great wooden doors, up spiralling staircases, and along exquisite, shelf-lined corridors, he leads us through outstanding private, public, educational, and monastic libraries, dating as far back as 766. Between them, these medieval, classical, baroque, rococo, and 19th-century institutions hold some of the most precious records of human thought and deed, inscribed and printed in manuscripts, volumes, papyrus scrolls, and incunabula. In each, Listri's poised images capture the library's unique atmosphere, as much as their most prized holdings and design details. Featured libraries include the papal collections of the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Trinity College Library, home to the Book of Kells and Book of Durrow. With meticulous descriptions accompanying each featured library, we learn not only of the libraries astonishing holdings from which highlights are illustrated but also of their often lively, turbulent, or controversial pasts. Like the Franciscan monastery in Lima, Peru, with its horde of archival Inquisition documents. At once a bibliophile beauty pageant, an ode to knowledge, and an evocation of the particular magic of print, Massimo Listri. The World's Most Beautiful Libraries is above all a cultural-historical pilgrimage to the heart of our halls of learning, to the stories they tell, as much as those they gather in printed matter along polished shelves.