The Library of Alexandria / by Kelly Trumble ; illustrated by Robina MacIntyre Marshall.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Clarion Books, c2003.Description: 72 p. : col. ill., geneal. table, col. maps ; 27 cmISBN:- 0395758327
- 027.032 22
- Z722.5 .T783 2003
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Non Fiction | MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult | B- Nonfiction (Teen/Adult) | 027.032TRU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 400834 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-69) and index.
A city of learning -- Collecting books -- Pergamum -- Astronomy -- Geography -- Mathematics -- Medicine -- Decline and destruction -- The fate of the Library of Alexandria.
Booklist, November 2003
Kirkus Review, November 2003
Christian Library, October 2003
An introduction to the largest and most famous library in the ancient world, discussing its construction in Alexandria, Egypt, its vast collections, rivalry with the Pergamum Library, famous scholars, and destruction by fire.
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