Inside Roman Libraries: Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity

Libraries of the ancient world have long held a place in the public imagination. Even in antiquity,...
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Author: George W. Houston
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Inside Roman Libraries: Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity by Houston, George W.

Inside Roman Libraries: Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity

$121.78

Inside Roman Libraries: Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity

$121.78
Author: George W. Houston
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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 W. 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 considers 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.



Author: George W. Houston
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 07/01/2017
Pages: 348
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9781469639208

About the Author
Houston, George W.: - George W. Houston is professor emeritus of classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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