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Hardcover The Book in the Ancient World: How the Wisdom of the Ages Was Preserved Book
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ISBN: 1399099183

ISBN13: 9781399099189

The Book in the Ancient World: How the Wisdom of the Ages Was Preserved

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This is both a history of books as objects and artifacts but also a social history about the use and transmission (or restriction) of knowledge in the ancient world. The author sets the scene by discussing the invention of writing and the development of the various alphabets. He then surveys the book's precursors, the evolution of writing materials through clay tablets, papyrus scrolls, parchment, wooden and bronze tablets, culminating in the codex...

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Format: Hardcover

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Releases Jan 30, 2025
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