The story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when books were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Includes Greece, Rome and the Christian monastic libraries.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
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.