The Resource Inside Roman libraries : book collections and their management in antiquity, George W. Houston
Inside Roman libraries : book collections and their management in antiquity, George W. Houston
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- Summary
- Libraries of the ancient world have long held a place in the public imagination. Even in antiquity, the library at Alexandria was nearly legendary. Until now there has been relatively little research to discover what was inside these libraries, how the collections came into being and evolved, and who selected and maintained the holdings. In this engaging and meticulously researched study, George Houston examines a dozen specific book collections of Roman date in the first comprehensive attempt to answer these questions. Through a careful analysis of the contents of the collections, Houston reveals the personalities and interests of their owners; shows how manuscripts were acquired, organized, and managed; and identifies the various purposes that libraries served. He takes up the life expectancy of manuscripts, the size of libraries, and dangers to books, as well as the physical objects within libraries, from scribal equipment to works of art. The result is a clearer, more specific, and more detailed picture of ancient book collections and the elements of Roman libraries than has previously been possible. -- from dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 327 pages
- Contents
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- Assembling a collection
- Lists of books preserved on papyrus
- The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum
- The book collections of Oxyrhynchus
- Spaces, storage, equipment, and art
- Personnel and their activities
- Appendix 1. Lists of books on papyrus : Greek texts, English translations, and commentary
- Appendix 2. Checklist of books in the collection of the Villa of the Papyri
- Appendix 3. Catalog of manuscripts in the Breccia + GH3 Find
- Isbn
- 9781469617800
- Label
- Inside Roman libraries : book collections and their management in antiquity
- Title
- Inside Roman libraries
- Title remainder
- book collections and their management in antiquity
- Statement of responsibility
- George W. Houston
- Subject
-
- Bibliothek
- Bibliothèques -- Rome -- Histoire
- Books and reading -- Rome
- Böcker och läsning -- historia
- Grekiska handskrifter
- Handskriftssamlingar -- historia
- Italien -- Herculaneum (övergiven stad)
- Italien -- Rom
- Libraries -- Rome -- History -- To 400
- Livres et lecture -- Rome
- Manuscripts (Papyri) -- Collectors and collecting
- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) -- Egypt | Bahnasā
- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) -- Italy | Herculaneum (Extinct city)
- Papyrus (manuscrits) -- Collectionneurs et collections
- Römisches Reich
- Bibliotekshistoria
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Libraries of the ancient world have long held a place in the public imagination. Even in antiquity, the library at Alexandria was nearly legendary. Until now there has been relatively little research to discover what was inside these libraries, how the collections came into being and evolved, and who selected and maintained the holdings. In this engaging and meticulously researched study, George Houston examines a dozen specific book collections of Roman date in the first comprehensive attempt to answer these questions. Through a careful analysis of the contents of the collections, Houston reveals the personalities and interests of their owners; shows how manuscripts were acquired, organized, and managed; and identifies the various purposes that libraries served. He takes up the life expectancy of manuscripts, the size of libraries, and dangers to books, as well as the physical objects within libraries, from scribal equipment to works of art. The result is a clearer, more specific, and more detailed picture of ancient book collections and the elements of Roman libraries than has previously been possible. -- from dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Houston, George W
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- Z722
- LC item number
- .H68 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Studies in the history of Greece and Rome
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Libraries
- Manuscripts (Papyri)
- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)
- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)
- Books and reading
- Bibliothek
- Römisches Reich
- Bibliothèques
- Papyrus (manuscrits)
- Livres et lecture
- Bibliotekshistoria
- Böcker och läsning
- Grekiska handskrifter
- Handskriftssamlingar
- Italien
- Italien
- Label
- Inside Roman libraries : book collections and their management in antiquity, George W. Houston
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317), appendices, and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Assembling a collection -- Lists of books preserved on papyrus -- The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum -- The book collections of Oxyrhynchus -- Spaces, storage, equipment, and art -- Personnel and their activities -- Appendix 1. Lists of books on papyrus : Greek texts, English translations, and commentary -- Appendix 2. Checklist of books in the collection of the Villa of the Papyri -- Appendix 3. Catalog of manuscripts in the Breccia + GH3 Find
- Control code
- 875742412
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 327 pages
- Isbn
- 9781469617800
- Lccn
- 2014017087
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40024209803
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)875742412
- Label
- Inside Roman libraries : book collections and their management in antiquity, George W. Houston
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317), appendices, and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Assembling a collection -- Lists of books preserved on papyrus -- The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum -- The book collections of Oxyrhynchus -- Spaces, storage, equipment, and art -- Personnel and their activities -- Appendix 1. Lists of books on papyrus : Greek texts, English translations, and commentary -- Appendix 2. Checklist of books in the collection of the Villa of the Papyri -- Appendix 3. Catalog of manuscripts in the Breccia + GH3 Find
- Control code
- 875742412
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 327 pages
- Isbn
- 9781469617800
- Lccn
- 2014017087
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40024209803
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)875742412
Subject
- Bibliothek
- Bibliothèques -- Rome -- Histoire
- Books and reading -- Rome
- Böcker och läsning -- historia
- Grekiska handskrifter
- Handskriftssamlingar -- historia
- Italien -- Herculaneum (övergiven stad)
- Italien -- Rom
- Libraries -- Rome -- History -- To 400
- Livres et lecture -- Rome
- Manuscripts (Papyri) -- Collectors and collecting
- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) -- Egypt | Bahnasā
- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) -- Italy | Herculaneum (Extinct city)
- Papyrus (manuscrits) -- Collectionneurs et collections
- Römisches Reich
- Bibliotekshistoria
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