Description
Product ID: | 9781316628843 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Ancient Libraries |
Authors: | Author: Greg Woolf, Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Jason Konig |
Page Count: | 500 |
Subjects: | Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient history, Ancient history, History of ideas, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Classical history / classical civilisation, History of ideas |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This book opens a window onto the book cultures of antiquity, challenging old myths, presenting new research and exploring the implications for ancient science. It examines ancient libraries in the context of cultures of collection and display and reveals their complex relationship with private collections of books. |
Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2016-09-29 |