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The Vanished Library : A Wonder of the Ancient World

by: Canfora, L.

Price: 28,00 EURO

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Category: Reception of Antiquity
Code: 30435
ISBN-13: 9780099775409 / 978-0-09-977540-9
ISBN-10: 0099775409 / 0-09-977540-9
Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: 1991
Publication Place: London
Binding: Paper
Pages: 205
Book Condition: Very good

The vanished library : a wonder of the ancient world

Author:Luciano Canfora

Summary:The Library of Alexandria was one of the wonders of the Ancient World. The Ptolemaic kings of Egypt wanted to house all of the books ever written under one roof. The author attempts to explain the vague and contradictory information about the library and especially the fate of its contents.

Series:
Hellenistic culture and society (Vintage)

ix, 205 pages : illustrations, plans ; 20 cm

Subjects:
Alexandria (Egypt) Antiquities
Alexandria (Egypt) Intellectual life
Antiquities
Bibliothèques Égypte Alexandrie Histoire Jusqu'à 400
Civilisation ancienne
Civilization, Ancient
Civilization, Classical
Egypt
Egypt Alexandria
History
Intellectual life
Libraries
Libraries Egypt Alexandria History To 400
Libraries History
To 400

 

Originally published: London : Hutchinson Radius, 1989
Includes index

 

Translated from the Italian

 
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The Vanished Library : A Wonder of the Ancient World

by: Canfora, L.

  • ISBN-13:  9780099775409 / 978-0-09-977540-9
  • ISBN-03: 0099775409 / 0-09-977540-9
  • Vintage, London, 1991

Price: 28,00 EURO

1 copy in stock