The idea of the library in the ancient world / Yun Lee Too.
| Author/creator | Too, Yun Lee |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | 265 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : the idea of the library -- Origins : the diachronic perspective. The birth of a library ; Library catalogues : from literary description to literary self-description -- Forms of the library. The breathing library : performing cultural memories ; The library (as) book : the fantasy of the total text ; The library of universal history : Diodorus Siculus and literary cosmopolitanism -- Memories. Inside and outside the library : the memory of canon -- Physicalities. Picture libraries : statues among the books ; The sociality of the ancient library. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-253) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009934147 |
| ISBN | 9780199577804 (hbk. : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0199577803 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |