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The Library of Alexandria / by Kelly Trumble ; illustrated by Robina MacIntyre Marshall.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Clarion Books, c2003.Description: 72 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 0395758327 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 027.032 21
LOC classification:
  • Z722.5 .T783 2003
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Contents:
A city of learning -- Collecting books -- Pergamum -- Astronomy -- Geography -- Mathematics -- Medicine -- Decline and destruction -- The fate of the Library of Alexandria.
Summary: An introduction to the largest and most famous library in the ancient world, discussing its construction in Alexandria, Egypt, its vast collections, rivalry with the Pergamum Library, famous scholars, and destruction by fire.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-69) and index.

A city of learning -- Collecting books -- Pergamum -- Astronomy -- Geography -- Mathematics -- Medicine -- Decline and destruction -- The fate of the Library of Alexandria.

An introduction to the largest and most famous library in the ancient world, discussing its construction in Alexandria, Egypt, its vast collections, rivalry with the Pergamum Library, famous scholars, and destruction by fire.

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