Libraries before Alexandria :: ancient Near Eastern traditions /: Kim Ryholt and Gojko Barjamovic.

Name: Libraries before Alexandria : ancient Near Eastern traditions / Kim Ryholt and Gojko Barjamovic.
ISBN: 9780191841347

Ryholt, K. S. B.,; Barjamovic, Gojko,

Libraries before Alexandria : ancient Near Eastern traditions / Kim Ryholt and Gojko Barjamovic.

Ryholt, K. S. B., editor.; Barjamovic, Gojko, editor.

2019

Z722

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Title

Libraries before Alexandria : ancient Near Eastern traditions / Kim Ryholt and Gojko Barjamovic.

Edition

First edition.

ISBN

9780191841347 (electronic book)

Published

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Language

English

Description

1 online resource : illustrations, maps.

Call Number

Z722

Dewey Decimal Classification

027.0394

Summary

Widely regarded as one of the great achievements of human history, the Library of Alexandria in fact represents the impressive culmination of a long tradition of libraries in the ancient Near East. This is a comprehensive study of this tradition, shedding light on the history and function of these libraries as centres of knowledge.

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Widely regarded as one of the great achievements of human history, the Library of Alexandria in fact represents the impressive culmination of a long tradition of libraries in the ancient Near East. This is a comprehensive study of this tradition, shedding light on the history and function of these libraries as centres of knowledge.

Bibliography, etc. Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 19, 2019).

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Ryholt, K. S. B., editor.
Barjamovic, Gojko, editor.

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Oxford scholarship online.

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Print version: 9780199655359