Alexandria and Alexandrianism

by Marion True

This book brings together twenty papers delivered at a symposium held at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Subjects range from "The Library of Alexandria and Ancient Egyptian Learning" and "Alexander's Alexandria" to "Alexandria and the Origins of Baroque Architecture." With nearly two hundred illustrations, this handsome volume presents some of the world's leading scholars on the continuing influence and fascination of this great city.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892362928
• ISBN13: 9780892362929
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 11.0"