His many books include life in ancient rome, travels in the ancient world, and the ancient mariners. Project muse ships and seamanship in the ancient world. Libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson 1506. It is approximately 150 pages long and takes the reader through the entire time period. Life in ancient egypt by lionel casson overdrive rakuten. Pdf libraries in the ancient world download full pdf book. This work is filled with important facts regarding the institutions we now call libraries.
The library was quite large measuring 81 feet 25 m in length by 77 feet 23 m in width. If libraries in the ancient world is any indication, professor casson must have been an excellent teacher. The fierce, forgotten library wars of the ancient world. The idea of a universal library in alexandria may have been proposed by demetrius of phalerum, an exiled athenian statesman. Libraries in the ancient world book by lionel casson. Download libraries in the ancient world pdf by lionel casson.
Buy libraries in the ancient world book online at low prices. Lionel casson is professor emeritus of classics, new york university, and the author of ships and seamanship in the ancient world as well as many other books on ancient maritime history and ancient travel. In 2005 he was awarded the archaeological institute of america gold medal. Libraries in the ancient world lionel casson paperback edition. Lionel casson offers a delightful pilgrimage back to the earliest libraries, to the bright beginnings of recorded human intellect. Renowned classicist lionel casson takes us on a lively tour, from the royal libraries of the most ancient near east, through the. Buy libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson from waterstones today. Renowned classicist lionel casson takes us on a lively tour, from the royal libraries of the most ancient near east, through the private and public libraries of greece and rome.
Renowned classicist lionel casson takes us on a lively tour, from the royal libraries of the most ancient near east, through the private and public libraries of greece and rome, down to the first christian monastic libraries. Libraries in the ancient world yale university press. Libraries through the ages download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson 20020901 paperback january 1, 1821 4. Casson recounts the development of ancient library buildings, systems, holdings, and patrons, addressing questions on a wide variety of topics, such as. Lionel casson author of libraries in the ancient world. Hist01 article libraries, the knowledge centers of the. Libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson 1506 words. Classicist lionel casson takes us on a tour from the royal libraries of the ancient near east, through the private and public libraries of greece and rome, down.
Most of the chapters are about the libraries of the classical world from the library of aristotle to the library of alexandria to the libraries of rome to the libraries of the far parts of the empire. A very informative and detailed description of early libraries and, to an extent, their role in the ancient world. A survey of ancient libraries lionel casson, libraries in the ancient world yale university press, new haven, ct 2001. Libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson waterstones. In less than 150 pages, lionel casson has written a history of libraries of the ancient world that is captivating to read. Books to read related to ancientold libraries for the serious history lovers libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson. Libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson 200209. Lionel casson offers a delightful pilgrimage back to the earliest libraries, to the bright beginnings of. Libraries through the ages download ebook pdf, epub.
Since the study of history is unique in having no jargon, professor casson was free to write both readably and with precision. Zlibrary is one of the largest online libraries in the world that contains over 4,960,000 books and 77,100,000. The libraries discussed are those in the mediterranean and near east regions, from which our modern western library systems ultimately derived. Libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson goodreads. Aug 26, 2016 the fierce, forgotten library wars of the ancient world. To download click on link in the links table below description. This book is a great read for anyone interested understanding libraries or knowledge centers of ancient times. Ships and seamanship in the ancient world princeton university. This alone will make the book very attractive to a readership. Libraries in the ancient world contains a not too surprising round of historical libraries, including of course the palace of ashurbanipal and the library of alexandria, but nonetheless i found it interesting to read about exactly who libraries were for and how they worked in various societies.
Lionel casson was a classicist, professor emeritus at new york university, and a specialist in maritime history lionel casson is the author of librarie. Recent and reliable if unthorough and rather superficial. Pdf download libraries in the ancient world free ebooks pdf. Discoveries in crete and assyriababylonia and at susa persia have proved that relatively advanced civilizations were in existence as nearly as 6000 years b. The great library of alexandria in alexandria, egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. Mit libraries foldoutcount 0 identifier travelinancientw00lion identifierark ark. His book about libraries in the ancient world was published by yale university press in 2001 hardcover and 2002 paperback. Libraries in the ancient world mesopotamia assyria scribd. Telling the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when books were clay tablets, a renowned classicist takes readers on a lively tour from the royal libraries of the ancient near east to the private and public libraries of greece and rome, down to. Telling the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when books were clay tablets, a renowned classicist takes readers on a lively tour from the royal libraries of the ancient near east to the. Awardwinning historian lionel casson paints a vivid portrait of the people of ancient egypt from peasants and pharaohs to soldiers and scribes and artists and priests and what life was like beyond the splendors and treasures that remain with us today. The library of alexandria was one of the few libraries in the ancient greek world. This, according to the author travel in the ancient world. Yale university press published casson s 2001 book libraries in the ancient world that uses references in ancient works and archeological evidence in the middle east and the grecoroman world to follow the development of writing, the creation of the first books and the process of copying them by hand and assembling them into libraries.
Libraries in the ancient world lionel casson, illustrated on. Renowned classicist lionel casson takes us on a lively tour, from the royal libraries of the most ancient near east, through the private. The library was part of a larger research institution called the mouseion, which was dedicated to the muses, the nine goddesses of the arts. Yale university press published cassons 2001 book libraries in the ancient world that uses. Pdf libraries in the ancient world download full pdf. A survey of ancient libraries lionel casson, libraries in the. He is the author of several books about ancient history, including travel in the ancient world hardcover 1974, paperback 1994. This delightful book tells the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when books were clay tablets and. Ancient libraries download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This delightful book tells the story of ancient libraries from their very. Libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson, 2002, yale university press edition, in english. Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring lionel casson, the ancient mariners has long served the needs of all who are interested in the sea, from the casual reader to the professional historian. Lionel casson this book tells the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when books. Libraries in the ancient world ebook by lionel casson.
You need no prerequisite courses to understand and appreciate the book. Dix, private and public libraries at rome in the first century b. Publication date 1959 publisher the macmillan company collection universallibrary. To the founders of the first public libraries of the greek world goes the credit for creating the prototype of todays library buildings and the science of organizing books in them. Libraries in the ancient world by lionel casson english april 1, 2001 isbn. Jul 18, 2009 lionel casson was a classicist, professor emeritus at new york university, and a specialist in maritime history lionel casson is the author of librarie.
Some of the collections of stone and clay tablets unearthed at knossos crete and. To the founders of the first public libraries of the greek world goes the credit for creating the prototype of todays. Lionel casson july 22, 1914 july 18, 2009 was a classicist, professor emeritus at new york university, and a specialist in maritime history. Libraries in the ancient world 2002 edition open library. To obtain this comprehensive collection, the ptolemies solution was money and. The ancient mariners by lionel casson librarything. The library of alexandria was one of the few libraries in the ancient greek world, which helped ensure that mathematicians, scientists and other scholars from across the mediterranean traveled to egypt to study there, and it was so impressive in its size and. Mar 31, 2017 lionel casson is professor emeritus of classics, new york university, and the author of ships and seamanship in the ancient world as well as many other books on ancient maritime history and ancient travel. The written word in some form or other is of immemorial antiquity. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, project muse is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves.
Click to see full description this delightful book tells the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when books were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Libraries in the ancient world lionel casson mountain man. Lionel casson was a professor emeritus of classics at new york university. Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring lionel casson, the ancient mariners has long served the needs of all who are interested in the sea, from the casual reader to. Travel in the ancient world by casson, lionel, 1914publication date 1974 topics travel, ancient publisher toronto, hakkert.
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