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The Life and Fate of the Ancient Library of Alexandria
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors: Mostafa El-Abbadi
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990 - Publisher: UNESCO

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A thoroughly researched study on the history of both the Museum and the Alexandria Library, showing the important role they played in the transmission of Greco-
Life and Fate of the Ancient Library of Alexandria
Language: en
Pages: 204
Authors: Mostafa El-Abbadi
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-01-01 - Publisher:

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A thoroughly researched study on the history of both the Museum and the Alexandria Library, showing the important role they played in the transmission of Greco-
What Happened to the Ancient Library of Alexandria?
Language: en
Pages: 282
Authors: Mostafa el- Abbadi
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: BRILL

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This book aims at presenting a new discussion of primary sources by renowned scholars of the long disputed question of "What Happened to the Ancient Library of
The Vanished Library
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors: Luciano Canfora
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1990-08-29 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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Recreates the world of ancient Egypt, describes how the Library of Alexandria was created, and speculates on its destruction.
A Universal History of the Destruction of Books
Language: en
Pages: 392
Authors: Fernando Báez
Categories: History
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Examines the many reasons and motivations for the destruction of books throughout history, citing specific acts from the smashing of ancient Sumerian tablets to