An edition of The vanished library: A Wonder of the Ancient World (1989)

The vanished library

by

  • ★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating)
  • 19 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read
Cover of: The vanished library by Luciano Canfora, Luciano Canfora
Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Notes
  • ★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating)
  • 19 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by WorkBot
November 4, 2011 | History
Edit
An edition of The vanished library: A Wonder of the Ancient World (1989)

The vanished library

by

  • ★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating)
  • 19 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

Recreates the world of ancient Egypt, describes how the Library of Alexandria was created, and speculates on its destruction.

Pages
205

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Subjects

Aliks*andrīn*a (Library), Ptolemy, Libraries, Library of Alexandria, Hellenistic culture, Aliksāndrīnā (Library), Learning and scholarship, Antiquités, Bibliothèque d'Alexandrie, Vie intellectuelle, Antiquities, Alexandrian Library, Civilisation ancienne, Classical Civilization, History, Alexandria, Egypt, Intellectual life, Histoire, Library, Bibliothèques, Aliks@andr@in@a (Library), Alexandria (egypt), Fiction, general, History, ancient

People

Ptolemy

Places

Alexandria (Egypt), Egypt, Alexandria

Times

To 400, 332 BC - 400 AD
Edition Availability
Cover of: The vanished library
The vanished library: a wonder of the ancient world
1991, Vintage
in English
Cover of: The Vanished Library
The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
September 18, 1990, University of California Press
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The Vanished Library
The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World
August 29, 1990, University of California Press
Paperback in English - California edition (corrected translation)
Cover of: The vanished library
The vanished library
1989, University of California Press
in English
Cover of: The vanished library
The vanished library
1989, Hutchinson Radius
in English
Cover of: The Vanished Library/a Wonder of the Ancient World
The Vanished Library/a Wonder of the Ancient World
Publish date unknown, Trafalgar Square
Hardcover
Cover of: The Vanished Library/a Wonder of the Ancient World
The Vanished Library/a Wonder of the Ancient World
Publish date unknown, Trafalgar Square
Cover of: The vanished library
The vanished library
Publisher unknown

Add another edition?

Book Details

Edition Notes

Translation of: La biblioteca scomparsa. Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-106) and index.

6

Published in
Berkeley, Calif
Series
Hellenistic culture and society ; 7

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Number of pages
205

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL21563171M
ISBN 10
0520073045
LCCN
90011087
LibraryThing
21359
Goodreads
185410

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL135588W

Community Reviews (0)

No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

Loading indicator
Loading carousel
Loading indicator
Loading carousel

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
November 4, 2011 Edited by WorkBot merge works
July 7, 2011 Edited by brewster merge authors
August 18, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
April 16, 2010 Edited by bgimpertBot Added goodreads ID.
November 3, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from The Laurentian Library MARC record