The Story of Libraries: From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age - Brossura

Lerner, Fred

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0826413250 ISBN 13: 9780826413253

Casa editrice: Bloomsbury USA Academic, 2001

Riassunto

This work describes the crucial role libraries played in ancient Egypt, Han-dynasty China, the ancient Western Classical world (the great library of Alexandria, which was lost to us in stages over many years), the Baghdad of Harun-al-Rashid, and medieval and Renaissance Europe. It continues with the libraries of colonial America, the Library of Congress, university libraries, and today's large public library system.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Fred Lerner holds degrees in history and library science from Columbia University, where he received his doctorate. He has also written widely on contemporary science fiction and produces a bibliographical database indexing literature on posttraumatic stress disorder. He lives in Vermont with his wife Sheryl, a retired teacher.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Bloomsbury USA Academic
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0826413250
• ISBN 13: 9780826413253
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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