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Ancient Libraries

Ancient Libraries

James Westfall Thompson

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Thompson Press
Año de edición:
2007
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9781406751826
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James Westfall Thompson was an American historian specializing in the history of medieval and early modern Europe, particularly of the Holy Roman Empire and France. Thompson’s work on ancient libraries gives an in depth look in to how the Libraries of the ancient East, ancient Greece and ancient Rome were established and managed. It also contains technical information such as the format of books, library architecture, cataloguing and classification, administration, book production, and bookselling.

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