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Inside Roman libraries :

(Number (ISBN

1469617803

(Number (ISBN

1469617811

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9781469617800

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9781469617817

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Inside Roman libraries :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

book collections and their management in antiquity /

First Statement of Responsibility

George W. Houston.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvi, 327 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Studies in the history of Greece and Rome.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317), appendices, and indexes.

Text of Note

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.

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Text of Note

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 size 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. -- from dust jacket.

Books and reading-- Rome.

Libraries-- Rome-- History-- To 400.

Manuscripts (Papyri)-- Collectors and collecting.

Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)-- Egypt-- Bahnasā.

Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)-- Italy-- Herculaneum (Extinct city)

Houston, George W.

Date of Transaction

20160413045746.0

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