The History of the Library in Western Civilization. From Minos to Cleopatra. The Greek World from the Minoans' Archival Libraries to the Universal Library of the Ptolemies [ = Vol. 1].

STAIKOS, KONSTANTINOS SP. [THIMOTHY CULLEN - TRANSL.].

ISBN 10: 1584561149 / ISBN 13: 9781584561149

Published by New Castle-'t Goy-Houten-Athens, HES & De Graaf Publishers. 2004, 2003

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Original publisher's red cloth hardback, gilt title spine and frontcover, coloured illustration frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, 4to: pictorial endpapers, xxiv, 350pp., [ij], richly illustrated [60 coloured plates - 150 bl.& wh.], chapternotes, bibliographical notes, abbreviations, index. Light minor wear. Fine copy. Volume 1: The History of the Library in Western Civilization.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The History of the Library in Western Civilization. From Minos to Cleopatra. The Greek World from the Minoans' Archival Libraries to the Universal Library of the Ptolemies [ = Vol. 1].
• Publisher: New Castle-'t Goy-Houten-Athens, HES & De Graaf Publishers. 2004
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584561149
• ISBN 13: 9781584561149
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

The first grand volume of a projected five addressing the role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture focuses on the early archive libraries from Crete to the famous library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria 1,800 years of the struggle to preserve knowledge through the written word. Staikos, a scholar of library history, is also the author of The Great Libraries . The volume is richly illustrated in color and b&w. Oversize: 9x11.75<">. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)