Description:This work is the first in an important, five-volume series addressing the unique role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture. Mr. Staikos has become one of our foremost scholars on library history, writing such books as this, as well as works like "The Great Libraries," a classic in its field.This first volume reveals the rich history of the early archive libraries from Crete to the famous library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria. Through well-researched text and many full-color illustrations, the author guides his readers over 1800 years of mankind's struggle to preserve his knowledge by the written word.Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV and Kotinos Publications. Sales Rights: worldwide.Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The History of the Library in Western Civilization: The Roman World - From Cicero to Hadrian. To get started finding The History of the Library in Western Civilization: The Roman World - From Cicero to Hadrian, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
364
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV
Release
2005
ISBN
The History of the Library in Western Civilization: The Roman World - From Cicero to Hadrian
Description: This work is the first in an important, five-volume series addressing the unique role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture. Mr. Staikos has become one of our foremost scholars on library history, writing such books as this, as well as works like "The Great Libraries," a classic in its field.This first volume reveals the rich history of the early archive libraries from Crete to the famous library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria. Through well-researched text and many full-color illustrations, the author guides his readers over 1800 years of mankind's struggle to preserve his knowledge by the written word.Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV and Kotinos Publications. Sales Rights: worldwide.Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The History of the Library in Western Civilization: The Roman World - From Cicero to Hadrian. To get started finding The History of the Library in Western Civilization: The Roman World - From Cicero to Hadrian, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.