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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, 2005. Hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 364 pages. II. This second volume continues Staikos' brilliant history of the library from the early days of the Roman Republic to the "Golden Age" of Imperial Rome and the Emperor Hadrian. Extensively researched and beautifully illustrated with many rare photographs and drawings. Printed in Athens with careful attention to detail. Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, The Netherlands and Kotinos Publications, Athens, Greece. Sales Rights: Worldwide. Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.
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The History of the Library in Western Civilization, Volume II: From Cicero to Hadrian: The Roman World from the Beginnings of Latin Literature to the Hardcover - 2005
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- Title The History of the Library in Western Civilization, Volume II: From Cicero to Hadrian: The Roman World from the Beginnings of Latin Literature to the
- Author Konstantinos Sp Staikos
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First edition
- Pages 428
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill, New Castle, Delaware
- Date 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9789061943495 / 9061943493
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- Aspects (Academic): Historical
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Library of Congress subjects Libraries - Europe - History - To 400, Libraries - Europe - History - 400-1400
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003058221
- Dewey Decimal Code 027
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