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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Library of Alexandria, Library of Sir Thomas Browne, Burning of Jaffna library, John Mein, Załuski Library, Villa of the Papyri, House of Wisdom, Bytown Mechanics' Institute, Mechanic Apprentices Library Association, Library of Ashurbanipal, Mercantile Library Association, List of larger libraries in the ancient world, Benjamin Guild, Boston Library Society, William Pelham, Petrarch's library, Hannibal Square Library, Sampson R. Urbino, Bibliotheca Palatina, Imperial Library of Constantinople, Library of Pergamum, Pinakes, Society to Encourage Studies at Home, William Blagrove, Malatestiana Library, House of Knowledge, Boston Medical Library. Excerpt: The Royal Library of Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, was the largest and most significant great library of the ancient world. It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The library was conceived and opened either during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter (323-283 BC) or during the reign of his son Ptolemy II (283-246 BC). Plutarch (AD 46-120) wrote that during his visit to Alexandria in 48 BC Julius Caesar "accidentally" burned the library down when he set fire to his own ships to frustrate Achillas' attempt to limit his ability to communicate by sea. After its destruction, scholars used a "daughter library" in a temple known as the Serapeum, located in another part of the city. Intended both as a commemoration and an emulation of the original, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina was inaugurated in 2002 near the site of the old library. In 2004, a Polish-Egyptian excavation team announced that they had discovered the remains of the Library of Alexandria. The Ancient Library of AlexandriaAccording t...
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- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1155178610
- ISBN 13 9781155178615
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- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages34
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Chapters: Benjamin Guild, Bibliotheca Palatina, Boston Library Society, Boston Medical Library (1805-1826), Burning of Jaffna library, Bytown Mechanics' Institute, Hannibal Square Library, House of Knowledge, House of Wisdom, John Mein (publisher), Library of Sir Thomas Browne, Malatestiana Library, Mechanic Apprentices Library Association, Mercantile Library Association (Boston, Massachusetts), Nathaniel Stone Simpkins, Pinakes, Sampson R. Urbino, Samuel Hale Parker, Society to Encourage Studies at Home, William Blagrove, William Pelham (bookseller), Zaluski Library. Excerpt: 43 article summaries including: Society to Encourage Studies at Home . Bibliotheca Palatina - digital . Late Medieval illustrated manuscripts from the Bibliotheca Palatina digitized . Die Digitalisierung der deutschsprachigen Handschriften der Bibliotheca Palatina in der Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg . Zur kunsthistorischen Erschließung von Handschriftenillustrationen im Rahmen des Projekts 'Spätmittelalterliche Bilderhandschriften aus der Bibliotheca Palatina - digital' . Iraqi Universities Struggle to Rebuild the 'House of Knowledge'. A private library with valuable intellectual and cultural heritage: a case of Masood Jhandeer research library. Die Deutschen Humanisten: Dokumente zur Uberlieferung der antiken und mittelalterlichen Literatur in der Fruhen Neuzeit(Book review). Ticknor, Anna Eliot (b 1823). Die Codices Palatini germanici in der Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg (Cod Pal germ 1-181) Bearbeitet unter Mitwirkung von Sonja Glauch, Matthias Miller und Armin Schlechter. Planetomaichia(Book review). MANIERISMUS DES NIEDRIGEN. La Biblioteca Ambrosiana tra Roma, Milano e l'Europa: Federico Borromeo Fondatore della Biblioteca Ambrosiana Atti delle giornate di studio 25-27 novembre 2004. Palatinate. Vatican Film Library, St Louis University. Crocker, Lucretia (18291886). Ticknor, Anna Eliot (18231896). Acceptance of distance learning by radiologic technologists(Peer Review). The Road to Increasing Distance Education at Smaller Colleges and Universities. Tiffany Shellam, Shaking Hands on the Fringe: Negotiating the Aboriginal World at King George's Sound(Book review). Ramzan Kadyrov: 'I Do Not Want Independence'(International Edition)(Interview). A QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS PRECIPITATING INTERGROUP CONFLICTS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES. 1983 annual report of the executive officer (American Association for the Advancement of Science). Analysis: Political changes beginning to stir in Syria. Physical facilities as determinants of undergraduate students' use of federal university libraries in Nigeria(Report). Reflection on Construction of Scientific Research Management Team in Colleges/RÉFLEXION SUR LA CONSTRUCTION DE L'ÉQUIPE DE MANAGEMENT DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE DANS LES UNIVERSITÉS. The Relationship Between Library Use and Work Performance of Senior Non-Academic Staff in Private Universities in South Western Nigeria. Reinstating humanistic categories. At last: a fatwa against terrorism. Simon, Alvah 1950()-. PERSONAL:. ADDRESSES:. CAREER:. AWARDS, HONORS:. WRITINGS:. SIDELIGHTS:. Schools Aimed to Keep Afghan Boys from Militancy. Visual Information Systems: the Power of Graphics and Video. Alien Planet. Stephen Rodefer: toward a checklist: books, chapbooks, & selected broadsides(List). School of Shariah: Edna Fernandes visits a madrassa in northern India founded in the wake of. 36 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9781155178615
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