Libraries in the ancient world [electronic resource] /
Lionel Casson.
- Yale University Press, c2001.
- 1 online resource (xii, 177 p.) : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The beginnings : the ancient Near East -- The beginnings : Greece -- The library of Alexandria -- The growth of libraries -- The beginnings : Rome -- Libraries of the Roman Empire : the city of Rome -- Libraries of the Roman Empire : outside the city of Rome -- From roll to codex -- Toward the Middle Ages.
Libraries--History--To 400. Bibliotecas--Historia--Hasta 400. Bibliothèques--Histoire--Jusqu'à 400. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--Archives & Special Libraries. Bibliotheekwezen. Oudheid.