An edition of The vanished library: A Wonder of the Ancient World (1989)

The Vanished Library

A Wonder of the Ancient World

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An edition of The vanished library: A Wonder of the Ancient World (1989)

The Vanished Library

A Wonder of the Ancient World

California edition (corrected translation)

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"corrected translation" First published in English by Hutchinson Radius 1989

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University of California Press
Language
English
Pages
205

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Subjects

Aliks*andrīn*a (Library) Ptolemy Libraries Library of Alexandria Hellenistic culture Aliksāndrīnā (Library) Learning and scholarship Antiquités Bibliothèque d'Alexandrie Vie intellectuelle Antiquities Alexandrian Library Civilisation ancienne Classical Civilization History Alexandria Egypt Intellectual life Histoire Library Bibliothèques Aliks@andr@in@a (Library) Alexandria (egypt) Fiction, general History, ancient Civilization

People

Ptolemy

Places

Alexandria (Egypt) Egypt Alexandria

Times

To 400 332 BC - 400 AD
Edition Availability
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The vanished library: a wonder of the ancient world
1991, Vintage
in English
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The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
September 18, 1990, University of California Press
Hardcover in English
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The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World
August 29, 1990, University of California Press
Paperback in English - California edition (corrected translation)
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The vanished library
1989, University of California Press
in English
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The vanished library
1989, Hutchinson Radius
in English
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The Vanished Library/a Wonder of the Ancient World
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Edition Notes

Published in
Berkeley, CA (USA)
Series
Hellenistic Culture and Society
Other Titles
La biblioteca scomparsa
Copyright Date
1990

Classifications

Library of Congress
Z722.5.C3513

Contributors

Translator
Martin Ryle

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
205
Dimensions
8.9 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
Weight
11.4 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7709559M
ISBN 10
0520072553
ISBN 13
9780520072558
LibraryThing
21359
Goodreads
1013347

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL135588W

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Work Description

Recreates the world of ancient Egypt, describes how the Library of Alexandria was created, and speculates on its destruction.

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