The rise and fall of the library of Alexandria / by Jean-Arcady Meyer
The project to bring together all the books of the world in Alexandria was not only intended to contribute to the glory of the Ptolemies, but also aimed to attract scholars to the city, who would be capable of exploiting these books to produce others and to thus advance the literature and science of...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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| Classification: | 02.10 - Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft 06.41 - Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 444 Seiten; Illustrationen, Karten, Diagramme |
| Notes: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [407]-425 |
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| Summary: | The project to bring together all the books of the world in Alexandria was not only intended to contribute to the glory of the Ptolemies, but also aimed to attract scholars to the city, who would be capable of exploiting these books to produce others and to thus advance the literature and science of their time |
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| ISBN: | 9781527518704 |
| ac_no: | AC16915961 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Jean-Arcady Meyer |