The Library of Alexandria
An introduction to the largest and most famous library in the ancient world, discussing its construction in Alexandria, Egypt, its vast collections, rivalry with the Pergamum Library, famous scholars, and destruction by fire.
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New York :
Clarion Books,
c2003.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Trumble, Kelly. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Library of Alexandria / |c by Kelly Trumble ; illustrated by Robina MacIntyre Marshall. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Clarion Books, |c c2003. | ||
| 300 | |a 72 p. : |b col. ill., col. maps ; |c 27 cm. | ||
| 520 | |a An introduction to the largest and most famous library in the ancient world, discussing its construction in Alexandria, Egypt, its vast collections, rivalry with the Pergamum Library, famous scholars, and destruction by fire. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-69) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a A city of learning -- Collecting books -- Pergamum -- Astronomy -- Geography -- Mathematics -- Medicine -- Decline and destruction -- The fate of the Library of Alexandria. | |
| 610 | 2 | 0 | |a Alexandrian Library |v Juvenile nonfiction. |
| 700 | 1 | |a Marshall, Robina MacIntyre, |e ill. | |
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