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Books and readers in ancient Greece and Rome

Title: Books and readers in ancient Greece and Rome / by Frederic G. Kenyon.
Author: Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir, 1863-1952.
Publication: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1932.

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Additional Authors

Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962

Description

vip.,1 l., 136 p. illus., plates, facsims. (1 double); 19 cm.

Subject

Genre/Form

Parchment.
History.

Note

This book is the outcome of a course of three lectures delivered at King's college, University of London, in March 1932.--Pref.
"Elmer Adler Princeton mcmxli"--Written in ink on inside front cover, along with a few notes written in pencil.
2 loose sheets of autograph notes and a typed envelope addressed to Elmer Adler with autograph notes (dated 16 Nov. 1948) on the reverse side were removed from inside the book and placed in the Elmer Adler archive.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

I. The use of books in ancient Greece. -- II. The Papyrus roll. -- III. Books and reading at Rome. -- IV. Vellum and the codex. -- Appendix. Illustrative passages from Latin authors.

LCCN

33001934
x280133986

OCLC

ocm02812480
2812480
SCSB-2087253

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library