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Papyrus The Invention Of Books In The Ancient World Irene Vallejo

SKU: BELL-47500562

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Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

File Extension: EPUB

File size: 7.06 MB

Author: Irene Vallejo

Language: English

Year: 2022

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Papyrus The Invention Of Books In The Ancient World Irene Vallejo by Irene Vallejo instant download after payment.

A rich exploration of the importance of books and libraries in the ancient world that highlights how humanity’s obsession with the printed word has echoed throughout the ages • “Accessible and entertaining.” —The Wall Street Journal
Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emissaries to the edges of earth to bring them back. When Mark Antony wanted to impress Cleopatra, he knew that gold and priceless jewels would mean nothing to her. So, what did her give her? Books for her library—two hundred thousand, in fact. The long and eventful history of the written word shows that books have always been and will always be a precious—and precarious—vehicle for civilization.
Papyrus is the story of the book’s journey...