Format:
1 online resource
,
illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour).
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780191841347
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
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.
Note:
This edition also issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 19, 2019)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199655359
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780199655359
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Libraries before Alexandria Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019 ISBN 9780199655359
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Alter Orient
;
Bibliothek
;
Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780199655359.001.0001
Author information:
Ryholt, Kim 1970-
Author information:
Barjamovic, Gojko
