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Authors: Lionel Casson
ISBN-13: 9780300097214, ISBN-10: 0300097212
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Lionel Casson

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.

Book Synopsis

In this paperbound reprint of a 2001 book, Casson (emeritus, classics, New York U.) chronicles the history of libraries from the storage of clay tablets in the ancient Near East to the Middle Ages. He examines the gathering of collections of writings, the means used to store them, the sponsorship of libraries by emperors and other notables, and the layout of library buildings. The text revolves around the period of the Roman Empire and the city of Rome. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Preservation - Garry Wills

Anyone interested in library architecture, procedures, or financing will find this book rewarding. So, in fact, will anyone just interested in books.

	Preface
	Maps
1	The Beginnings: The Ancient Near East	1
2	The Beginnings: Greece	17
3	The Library of Alexandria	31
4	The Growth of Libraries	48
5	The Beginnings: Rome	61
6	Libraries of the Roman Empire: The City of Rome	80
7	Libraries of the Roman Empire: Outside the City of Rome	109
8	From Roll to Codex	124
9	Toward the Middle Ages	136
	Abbreviations	147
	Notes	149
	List of Illustrations	167
	Index	171