Books and readers in ancient Greece and Rome / by Frederic G. Kenyon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir, 1863-1952.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books--History--To 400.

Books.

History.

Books and reading--Greece.

Books and reading.

Books and reading--Rome.

Greece.

Physical Description:

vii, 136 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1932.

Contents:

I. The use of books in ancient Greece

II. The Papyrus roll

III. Books and reading at Rome

IV. Vellum and the codex

Appendix. Illustrative passages from Latin authors.

Notes:

"This book is the outcome of a course of three lectures delivered at King's College, University of London, in March 1932."--Pref.

OCLC:

2812480