Inside Roman libraries book collections and their management in antiquity / George W. Houston.

Author/creator Houston, George W.
Format Book
PublicationChapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2014]
Descriptionxvi, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in the history of Greece and Rome
Studies in the history of Greece and Rome. ^A371494
Contents Assembling a collection -- Lists of books preserved on papyrus -- The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum -- The book collections of Oxyrhynchus -- Spaces, storage, equipment, and art -- Personnel and their activities -- Appendix 1. Lists of books on papyrus : Greek texts, English translations, and commentary -- Appendix 2. Checklist of books in the collection of the Villa of the Papyri -- Appendix 3. Catalog of manuscripts in the Breccia + GH3 Find.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 297-317) and index.
LCCN 2014017087
ISBN9781469617800 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1469617803 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks Z722 .H68 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold