TY  - BOOK
AU  - Trumble,Kelly
AU  - Marshall,Robina MacIntyre
TI  - The Library of Alexandria
SN  - 0395758327
AV  - Z722.5 .T783 2003
U1  - 027.032 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York
PB  - Clarion Books
KW  - Alexandrian Library
N1  - 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; 6.8; 3-6; Follett Library Resources
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm031/2003000150.htm l
ER  -