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by Lionel Casson (Author) "It was in Egypt and Mesopotamia, lands abundantly watered by great rivers, that civilization arose ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press; illustrated edition edition (2 May 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0300088094
  • ISBN-13: 978-0300088090
  • Product Dimensions: 21.9 x 14.7 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 701,149 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"A wonderful book on a wonderful subject, Casson knows what is interesting and tells us in spellbinding sytle." G.W. Bowersock"

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'fascinating ... what this little book offers is a brief history of reading and writing, authorship and publishing, bookselling and book-collecting...' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Small, but complete, 10 Oct 2003
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In this delightful little book, Professor Lionel Casson traces the history of libraries from the archives of ancient Mesopotamia, through the extensive libraries of classical Greece, the Hellenistic kingdoms, and on to those of Rome, from its beginning to its final fall. Accompanying this, the author gives the history of literacy, and the evolution of writing technology--from the clay tablets of Sumer, through papyrus scrolls, to parchment codices.

For such a small work, this book is remarkably complete. The author covers literacy, the technology of book making, the architecture of libraries, the physical organization of the books, how the libraries were used, who had access to them, and so much more. I really enjoyed this book, and think that you will too!

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