| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Studies in the history of Greece and Rome |
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Studies in the history of Greece and Rome
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| Contents |
Assembling a collection -- Lists of books preserved on papyrus -- The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum -- The book collections of Oxyrhynchus -- Spaces, storage, equipment, and art -- Personnel and their activities -- Appendix 1. Lists of books on papyrus : Greek texts, English translations, and commentary -- Appendix 2. Checklist of books in the collection of the Villa of the Papyri -- Appendix 3. Catalog of manuscripts in the Breccia + GH3 Find |
| Summary |
Libraries of the ancient world have long held a place in the public imagination. Even in antiquity, the library at Alexandria was nearly legendary. Until now there has been relatively little research to discover what was inside these libraries, how the collections came into being and evolved, and who selected and maintained the holdings. In this engaging and meticulously researched study, George Houston examines a dozen specific book collections of Roman date in the first comprehensive attempt to answer these questions. Through a careful analysis of the contents of the collections, Houston reveals the personalities and interests of their owners, shows how manuscripts were acquired, organized, and managed, and identifies the various purposes that libraries served. He takes up the life expectancy of manuscripts, the sizes of libraries, and dangers to books, as well as the physical objects within libraries from scribal equipment to works of art. The result is a clearer, more specific, and more detailed picture of ancient book collections and the elements of Roman libraries than has previously been possible |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Amerika Haus Berlin Video Lending Library gnd |
| Subject |
Libraries -- Rome -- History -- To 400
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Manuscripts (Papyri) -- Collectors and collecting
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Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) -- Italy -- Herculaneum (Extinct city)
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Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) -- Egypt -- Bahnasā
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Books and reading -- Rome
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06.30 library and documentation: general.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Archives & Special Libraries.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Rome.
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Books and reading
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Libraries
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Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)
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Bibliothèques -- Rome -- Histoire.
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Papyrus (manuscrits) -- Collectionneurs et collections.
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Livres et lecture -- Rome.
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Bibliotekshistoria.
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Böcker och läsning -- historia.
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Grekiska handskrifter.
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Handskriftssamlingar -- historia.
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Egypt -- Bahnasā
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Italy -- Herculaneum (Extinct city)
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Rome (Empire)
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Römisches Reich
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Italien -- Herculaneum (övergiven stad)
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Italien -- Rom.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469617824 |
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146961782X |
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9781469617817 |
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1469617811 |
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