Papyrus : the invention of books in the ancient world / Irene Vallejo ; translated from the Spanish by Charlotte Whittle
by Vallejo, Irene
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- ISBN 13
- 9780593318898
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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2022. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. cloth, dust jacket, xix, 442 pages ,Includes bibliographical references and index.in protective mylar jacket"Papyrus is an enthralling journey through the history of books and libraries in the ancient world and those who have helped preserve their rich literary traditions. Long before books were mass-produced, those made of reeds from along the Nile were worth fighting and dying for. Journeying along the battlefields of Alexander the Great, beneath the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, at Cleopatra's palaces and the scene of Hypatia's murder, award-winning author Irene Vallejo chronicles the excitement of literary culture in the ancient world, and the heroic efforts that ensured this extraordinary tradition would continue. Weaved throughout are fascinating stories about the spies, scribes, illuminators, librarians, booksellers, authors, and statesmen whose rich and sometimes complicated engagement with the written word bears remarkable similarities to the world today...".
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Papyrus : the invention of books in the ancient world / Irene Vallejo ; translated from the Spanish by Charlotte Whittle
- Author
- Vallejo, Irene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0593318897
- ISBN 13
- 9780593318898
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2022
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Books,Books History To 400,General,History,LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Communication,Livres Histoire Jusqu'a` 400 Quests (Expeditions) To 400
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Art;
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