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La Bibliotheque de Chypre
(2004)
Outlines the history of libraries in Cyprus from their existence in antiquity, through the Ottoman era to the founding of the Cyprus Library as a municipal library in Nicosia and its subsequent additional designation as a ...
Ancient Greek libraries
(1986)
The problems of studying the libraries of Ancient Greece, caused by the lack of physical evidence of their existence, are discussed. Particular attention is given to the library at Alexandria.
The Scandinavian Library of Athens is giving a model for Greek culture
(2003)
The Scandinavian Library of Athens concentrates on literature on Greek archaeology, on ancient Greek history, religion, art and history of culture. Since the library use in Greece is not as common as in Scandinavia, the ...
Ancient Libraries
(Cambridge University Press, 2013)
The circulation of books was the motor of classical civilization. However, books were both expensive and rare, and so libraries - private and public, royal and civic - played key roles in articulating intellectual life. ...