The idea of the library in the ancient world /

In The Idea of the Library in the Ancient World Yun Lee Too argues that the ancient library was much more than its incarnation at Alexandria, which has been the focus for students of the subject up till now. In fact, the library is a complex institution with many different forms. It can be a buildin...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Too, Yun Lee
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Temas:
To 400
Libraries > History > To 400.
Bibliothèques > Histoire > Jusqu'à 400.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > Archives & Special Libraries.
Libraries
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

Ejemplares similares