Lost Libraries The Destruction of Great Book Collections Since Antiq
This pioneering volume of essays explores the destruction of great libraries since ancient times and examines the intellectual, political and cultural consequences of loss. Fourteen original contributions, introduced by a major re-evaluative history of lo
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Lost Libraries The Destruction of Great Book Collections since Antiquity
James Raven
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Editorial matter, selection and introduction © James Raven 2004 © all remaining material © Palgrave Macmillan Ltd 2004 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.
Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2004 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 1–4039–2119–9 hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lost libraries: the destruction of great book collections since antiquity / edited by James Raven. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1–4039-2119-9 1. Libraries – Destruction and pillage – History – Case studies. 2. Libraries – History – Case studies. 3. Libraries and state – History – Case studies. 4. Libraries and society – History – Case studies. 5. Censorship – History – Case studies. 6. Cultural property – History – Case studies. I. Raven, James, 1959– Z721.L67 2004 027¢.009–dc22 2003066183 10 9 8 7 12 11 10 09
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