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The Library of Alexandria

The Library of Alexandria Centre of Learning in the Ancient World

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Library of Alexandria was one of the great cultural centres of the late ancient world and contained thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature and art and artefacts of ancient Egypt. This text examines the institution.

About the Publisher

I. B. Tauris

I.B.Tauris has long been recognised as one of the leading publishers on the Middle East and the Islamic World and has a major presence in Classics and Ancient History, History, Geography and Social Sciences, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Religion, Film and Visual Culture, and Fine Art including the internationally recognised Fine Art imprint Philip Wilson Publishers. We also publish the popular Tauris Parke Paperbacks imprint specialising in history, travel and biography.

Book information

ISBN: 9781860644283
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Imprint: I. B. Tauris
Pub date:
DEWEY: 027.032
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 196
Weight: 449g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 22mm