Library Alexandria Centre Learning (19 results)

Condition: Very Good. 208 pp., paperback, minor pencil marginalia, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest cultural adornments of the late ancient world, containing thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature and art and artefacts of ancient Egypt. This book demonstrates that Alexandria became - through the contemporary reputation of its library - a point of confluence for Greek, Roman, Jewish and Syrian culture that drew scholars and statesmen from throughout the ancient world. It also explores the histories of Alexander the Great and of Alexandria itself, the greatest city of the ancient world. This new paperback edition offers general readers an accessible introduction to the history of this magnificent yet still mysterious institution from the time of its foundation up to its tragic destruction. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

paperback. Condition: Good. Cut on bottom of front cover. No markings on text. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A beautiful, crisp, clean softcover in very good condition, creasing to spine and old price sticker on rear of cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No inscriptions or creases. A clean, tight copy of 196pp. incl map **Ships from UK**.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Library of Alexandria: Centre of Learning in the Ancient World. Book.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. I.B. Tauris [Published Date: 2002]. Softcover, 196 pp. In very good condition with light bumping and creasing to edges of covers and light overall scuffing with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. [From back cover] The Library of Alexandria explores one of the greatest cultural adornments of the late ancient world. The origins of the 'vanished library' of Alexandria lie in the distant echoes of the great library of Pisistratus in Athens, an institution which set the tone for establishing a dominant culture and inspired Alexander the Great to build a library of his own in his empire's most important city. Thus he expanded his cultural and imperial influence and power throughout the known world. The library contained thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew, and Mesopotamian literature as well as art and artefacts from Ancient Egypt. Roy MacLeod has here assembled an array of distinguished scholars to bring this great institution - tragically destroyed at the fall of Alexandria in 643 - back to life. They demonstrate how the contemporary reputation of its library helped Alexandria to become a point of convergence for Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Syrian culture that drew scholars and statesmen from throughout the ancient world. The Library of Alexandria explores Alexandria as the largest and greatest Hellenistic city in the ancient world and its site was, in Alexander the Great's own words, the very best in which to found a city that would prosper. And not only did it prosper; it became the home of the greatest library in the ancient world. It was the ikon and guardian of Greek learning and culture, containing a host of scientific, mathematical, and medical literature which would decisively influence the medieval and modern worlds, and a vast collection on philosophy, religion, and spirituality including the works of Aristotle, Neoplatonism, and the writing of the Mystery Schools and the early Christian fathers. A study of the Library sheds light on the organisation of higher education, and even the book trade, in the ancient world, as well as the connections with the nodal points of Hellenistic culture including Paphos, the Ptolemaic capital of Cyprus. This wide-ranging work which highlights the tragedy of the destruction of Alexandria's ancient and medieval legacy will fascinate both scholars and general readers.…

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 196 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 196 pages : map ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-190) and index. Contents; Introduction : Alexandria in history and myth / Roy MacLeod -- pt. 1. Alexandria in history and myth. Ch. 1. Before Alexandria : libraries in the Ancient Near East / D.T. Potts ; Ch. 2. Alexandria : the umbilicus of the ancient world / Wendy Brazil ; Ch. 3. Cloistered bookworms in the chicken-coop of the muses : the ancient library of Alexandria / Robert Barnes ; Ch. 4. Aristotle's works : the possible origins of the Alexandria collection / R.G. Tanner -- pt. 2. Scholarship in the Alexandrian manner. Ch. 5. Doctors in the library : the strange tale of Apollonius the bookworm and other stories / John Vallance ; Ch. 6. The theatre of Paphos and the theatre of Alexandria : some first thoughts / J.R. Green ; Ch. 7. Scholars and students in the Roman East / Samuel N.C. Lieu ; Ch. 8. The Neoplatonists and the mystery schools of the Mediterranean / Patricia Cannon Johnson ; Ch. 9. Alexandria and its Medieval legacy : the book, the monk and the rose / J.O. Ward. Subjects; Alexandrian Library. Alexandrian Libraries and Museum. To 640. Ancient. Libraries Egypt Alexandria History To 400. Civilization, Classical. Libraries history. Antiquities. Civilization, Classical. 1 Kg. …

Condition: As New.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 196 pages : map ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-190) and index. Contents; Introduction : Alexandria in history and myth / Roy MacLeod -- pt. 1. Alexandria in history and myth. Ch. 1. Before Alexandria : libraries in the Ancient Near East / D.T. Potts ; Ch. 2. Alexandria : the umbilicus of the ancient world / Wendy Brazil ; Ch. 3. Cloistered bookworms in the chicken-coop of the muses : the ancient library of Alexandria / Robert Barnes ; Ch. 4. Aristotle's works : the possible origins of the Alexandria collection / R.G. Tanner -- pt. 2. Scholarship in the Alexandrian manner. Ch. 5. Doctors in the library : the strange tale of Apollonius the bookworm and other stories / John Vallance ; Ch. 6. The theatre of Paphos and the theatre of Alexandria : some first thoughts / J.R. Green ; Ch. 7. Scholars and students in the Roman East / Samuel N.C. Lieu ; Ch. 8. The Neoplatonists and the mystery schools of the Mediterranean / Patricia Cannon Johnson ; Ch. 9. Alexandria and its Medieval legacy : the book, the monk and the rose / J.O. Ward. Subjects; Alexandrian Library. Alexandrian Libraries and Museum. To 640. Ancient. Libraries Egypt Alexandria History To 400. Civilization, Classical. Libraries history. Antiquities. Civilization, Classical. 1 Kg. …

xii196pp. with dust jacket. spotted.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: New.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers New book octavo xii + 196pp., map, bibliog., index.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest cultural adornments of the late ancient world, containing thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature and art and artefacts of ancient Egypt. This book demonstrates that Alexandria became - through the contemporary reputation of its library - a point of confluence for Greek, Roman, Jewish and Syrian culture that drew scholars and statesmen from throughout the ancient world. It also explores the histories of Alexander the Great and of Alexandria itself, the greatest city of the ancient world. This new paperback edition offers general readers an accessible introduction to the history of this magnificent yet still mysterious institution from the time of its foundation up to its tragic destruction.…