Casson, Lionel, 1914-2009.

Libraries in the ancient world / Lionel Casson. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2001. - xii, 177 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. - 027/.03 .

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.

0300088094 (alk. paper)


Libraries--History--To 400.

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