This work is the first in an important, five-volume series addressing the unique role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture. Mr. Staikos has become one of our foremost scholars on library history, writing such books as this as well as works like \"The Great Libraries,\" a classic in its field. This first volume reveals the rich history of the early archive libraries from Crete to the famous library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria. Through well-researched text and many full-color illustrations, the author guides his readers over 1800 years of mankind's struggle to preserve his knowledge by the written word.
This work is the first in an important, five-volume series addressing the unique role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture. Mr. Staikos has become one of our foremost scholars on library history, writing such books as this as well as works like \"The Great Libraries,\" a classic in its field. This first volume reveals the rich history of the early archive libraries from Crete to the famous library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria. Through well-researched text and many full-color illustrations, the author guides his readers over 1800 years of mankind's struggle to preserve his knowledge by the written word.
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Oak Knoll Press/ HES & De Graaff Publishers/Kotinos, 2004. 30 x 22,5 cm Hardcover (clothbound) with dustjacket. With illustrations in color and b/w. XXXI, 500 pages. BRAND NEW COPY ` [Boeken over Boeken / Books on Books [Boeken over Boeken] Libraries ]. Artikel-Nr. #85119
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