Cities that shaped the ancient world by john julius. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the library of alexandria like never before. Yun lee too in the idea of the library in the ancient world yun lee too argues that the ancient library was much more than its incarnation at alexandria, which has been the focus for students of the subject up. The world library foundation is the world s largest aggregator of ebooks. In less than 150 pages, lionel casson has written a history of libraries of the ancient world that is captivating to read. In earliest times there was no distinction between a record room or archive and a library, and in this sense libraries can be said to have existed for almost as long as records have been kept.
Amazing america america at war career files country profiles epic adventures examining primary sources exploring ancient civilizations great cities of the world great moments in media hidden history making a difference the most influential a nation of immigrants perspectives on us history scary and spooky todays news turning points in us history. The earliest known surviving source of information on the founding of the library of alexandria is the pseudepigraphic letter of aristeas, which was composed between c. Wonder of the ancient world hellenistic culture and society by luciano canfora epub. Renowned classicist lionel casson takes us on a lively tour, from the royal libraries of the most ancient near east, through the private and public libraries of. Canadian libraries collection canadian libraries collection. This delightful book tells the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when books were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Renowned classicist lionel casson takes us on a lively tour, from the royal libraries of the most ancient near east, through the private and public libraries of greece and rome, down to the first christian monastic libraries.
This new entry in the longman library of world biography series offers an intimate. The encyclopedia americana 1920libraries, ancient wikisource. Arranged geographically into five sections, cities that shaped the ancient world takes a global view, beginning in the near east with the earliest cities such as ur and babylon, troy and jerusalem. The idea of the library in the ancient world ebook, 2010. It is not known what books nor the number of books that were included in the library. To the founders of the first public libraries of the greek world goes the credit for creating the prototype of todays library buildings and the science of organizing books in them.
For a detailed discussion of the date of the destruction of the library, see ellens, alexandria, pp. His most notable work is the ancient economy 1973, where he argued that status and civic ideology governed the economy in antiquity rather than rational economic motivations. The library of aristotle was a private library and the earliest one reported on by ancient chroniclers. Libraries of the ancient world willappeal to a wide audience and as such will be a popular addition to both public and academic libraries.
Haskell was a journalist with a background in ancient history, and. Founded in 1996, the world library foundation is a global coordinated effort to preserve and disseminate historical books, classic works of literature, serials, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other heritage works in a number of languages and countries around the world. In the idea of the library in the ancient world yun lee too argues that the ancient library was much more than its incarnation at alexandria, which has been the focus for students of the subject up till now. World library ebooks read ebooks online free ebooks.
The history and legacy of the ancient world s most famous library looks at the history of the library in an attempt to separate fact and fiction. Libraries in the ancient world, lionel casson, yale university press. Asian literature collection asian literature collection. Libraries in the ancient world 1st edition, kindle edition. American libraries collection american libraries collection. The cambridge ancient history,3rd edition, 14 volumes. The great libraries of the ancient world served as archives for empires, sanctuaries for sacred. Search the world s most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The history of the ancient world by susan wise bauer. To download free ebooks just browse the various categories on the left or simply use the search box.
The idea of the library in the ancient world takes the reader not just to alexandria, the home of the famed library of greco. These formats have been specially designed to be crossplatform compatible with all pcs, laptops, pdas, kindle dx, kindle 3 ipadipods, ereaders, or smartphones. There were many private libraries in classical rome, including that of cicero. The aim of the site is to give quality, fast and required services for. Indeed, it became highly fashionable to own a library, judging from the strictures of the moralizing statesman seneca and the spiteful jibes by the poet lucian on the uncultured book clown.
The library of alexandria, one of the wonders of the ancient world, has. A survey of ancient libraries lionel casson, libraries in the ancient world yale university press, new haven, ct 2001. This book was a smash hit when it first came out in 1939, and yet it went out of print, and hasnt been in print in half a century. In ancient times the banks of the nile were lined with papyrus plantsthe bulrushes of the. Library of the worlds best literature, ancient and modern volume 01 by. Idea of the library in the ancient world oxford scholarship. The idea of the library in the ancient world ebook. If you have any interest in libraries, ancient history, or the history of information i highly recommend this book. Libraries in the ancient world ebook por lionel casson. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. Finley cbe, fba may 20, 1912june 23, 1986 was an american and english classical scholar. Libraries in the ancient world ebook by lionel casson. In fact, the library is a complex institution with many different forms. It is unique in its concentration on ancient and medieval warfare, and will be useful in large.
What i fear most is the book warehouse such as the bodleian storage in swindon, uk that houses the overflow of the. Yun lee too idea of the library in the ancient world. Lee libraries in the ancient world por lionel casson disponible en rakuten kobo. Read libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson available from rakuten kobo. Casson recounts the development of ancient library buildings, systems, holdings, and patrons, addressing questions on a wide variety of topics, such as.
The library was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world, but details about it are a mixture of history and legend. The idea of the library in the ancient world yun lee too. Those who downloaded this book also downloaded the following books. A survey of ancient libraries lionel casson, libraries in the. This delightful book tells the story of ancient libraries from their very. In africa, the great cities of ancient egypt arose, such as thebes and amarna. The persian influence was succeeded by the greek and then the roman, hence the later library history of egypt properly belongs to those nations.
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American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Accounts in antiquity state that the library formed part of the later library of alexandria in egypt. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The history and legacy of the ancient world s most famous library english edition ebook. Most of the chapters are about the libraries of the classical world from the library of aristotle to the library of alexandria to the libraries of rome to the libraries. Excavations at both rome and herculaneum have revealed what were undoubtedly library rooms in. All of the ebooks are in pdf file format, and all audio ebooks are in mp3 file format. Libraries in the ancient world book by lionel casson. Capturer capture of constantinople by the fourth crusade in 1204 public domain considered as the last of the great libraries of the ancient world, the imperial library of constantinople was founded in the capital city of the ancient byzantine empire.
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