Libraries before Alexandria : ancient near eastern traditions / edited by Kim Ryholt and Gojko Barja...
Libraries before Alexandria : ancient near eastern traditions / edited by Kim Ryholt and Gojko Barja...
Libraries before Alexandria : ancient near eastern traditions / edited by Kim Ryholt and Gojko Barjamovic.
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2019/6089
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Language
English
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Physical content
512 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
The creation of the Library of Alexandria is widely regarded as one of the great achievements in the history of humankind - a giant endeavour to amass all known literature and scholarly texts in one central location, so as to preserve it and make it available for the public. In turn, this event has been viewed as a historical turning point that sep...
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Libraries before Alexandria : ancient near eastern traditions / edited by Kim Ryholt and Gojko Barjamovic.
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G 2019/6089
Record Identifier
74VKawM80ZXg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKawM80ZXg
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ISBN
9780199655359
0199655359
DDC
002.09
MMS ID
991024282002002626
