The Shores of Wisdom: The Story of the Ancient Library of Alexandria - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781442130197ISBN-10:1442130199UPC:9781442130197Book Category:History, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Ancient, Library & Information ScienceBook Topic:EgyptSize:9.02 x 5.98 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.56Product ID:SC9FCVFVD6
The Shores of Wisdom: The Story of the Ancient Library of Alexandria
Two thousand three hundred years ago the world's first great Library and international Culture Centre was created by the Pharaoh Ptolemy I Soter. The Shores of Wisdom tells the story of this ancient Library and Mouseion of Alexandria and how it influenced Western thought as much as, if not more than, Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum at Athens. It sketches the portraits of the men and women...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781442130197ISBN-10:1442130199UPC:9781442130197Book Category:History, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Ancient, Library & Information ScienceBook Topic:EgyptSize:9.02 x 5.98 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.56Product ID:SC9FCVFVD6
Born in Geneva, Derek Flower was brought up in Egypt, and educated in Italian, French, and English schools in Alexandria and Cairo. He attended Malvern College in the U.K. and completed his studies at Oxford, where he graduated with an honors degree in Modern Languages. His lifelong interest in Egyptology led him to become extensively involved in the opening of the new Biblioteca Alexandrina in...
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