Lionel Casson Pořadí knih

Telling the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets, a renowned classicist takes readers on a lively tour from the royal libraries of the ancient Near East to the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome, down to the first Christian monastic libraries, explaining what books were acquired and how. Illustrations.

Von Casson, Lionel. Zahlr., meist farb. Abb., 2 Ktn. 176 S.

Presented here is an accurate picture of the current status of investigations into ancient mysteries.

( Sach- und Liebhaberbücherei.) 76 Phot. a. Taf., 5 Farbtaf., zahlr. Zeichn. i. Text 450 S.