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Inside Roman Libraries
Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity
Taschenbuch von George W. Houston
Sprache: Englisch

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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.
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.
Über den Autor
George W. Houston is professor emeritus of classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781469639208
ISBN-10: 1469639203
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Houston, George W.
Hersteller: The University of North Carolina Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: George W. Houston
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2017
Gewicht: 0,596 kg
Artikel-ID: 109126376
Über den Autor
George W. Houston is professor emeritus of classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781469639208
ISBN-10: 1469639203
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Houston, George W.
Hersteller: The University of North Carolina Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: George W. Houston
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2017
Gewicht: 0,596 kg
Artikel-ID: 109126376
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