Libraries in the ancient world /
Lionel Casson.
- xii, 177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The beginnings : the ancient Near East -- The beginnings : Greece -- The library of Alexandria -- The growth of libraries -- The beginnings : Rome -- Libraries of the Roman Empire : the city of Rome -- Libraries of the Roman Empire : outside the city of Rome -- From roll to codex -- Toward the Middle Ages.