An edition of The vanished library: A Wonder of the Ancient World
(1989)
The vanished library
by Luciano Canfora
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Recreates the world of ancient Egypt, describes how the Library of Alexandria was created, and speculates on its destruction.
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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, ancientPeople
PtolemyPlaces
Alexandria (Egypt), Egypt, AlexandriaTimes
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The vanished library: a wonder of the ancient world
1991, Vintage
in English
0099775409 9780099775409
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The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
September 18, 1990, University of California Press
Hardcover
in English
0520073045 9780520073043
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The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World
August 29, 1990, University of California Press
Paperback
in English
- California edition (corrected translation)
0520072553 9780520072558
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The Vanished Library/a Wonder of the Ancient World
Publish date unknown, Trafalgar Square
Hardcover
0091740495 9780091740498
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The Vanished Library/a Wonder of the Ancient World
Publish date unknown, Trafalgar Square
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Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-106) and index.
Translation of: La biblioteca scomparsa.
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