The Idea of the Library in the Ancient World

by 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 till now. In fact, the library is a complex institution with many different forms. It can be a
building with books, but it can also be individual people, or the individual books themselves. In antiquity, the library's functions are numerous: as an instrument...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199577803
• ISBN13: 9780199577804
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"