Papyrus : the invention of books in the ancient world / Irene Vallejo ; translated from the Spanish by Charlotte Whittle.
By: Vallejo Moreu, Irene [author.]
.Contributor(s): Whittle, Charlotte [translator.].Publisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2022Description: xix, 442 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781529343960; 9781529343977; 9781529343984.Uniform titles: Infinito en un junco. English Subject(s): Books -- History -- To 400 | Civilization, ClassicalDDC classification: 002.09 Summary: "Long before books were mass-produced, those made from reeds from along the banks of the Nile were worth fighting and dying for. The story of the creation and preservation of books is vivid and dramatic, and rife with bloodshed and megalomania. Their survival can be traced to the battlefields of Alexander the Great, beneath the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, and to Cleopatra's palaces and the scene of Hypatia's murder. In this prize-winning, internationally bestselling work of history, classicist Irene Vallejo chronicles literary culture in the ancient world, and the heroic efforts that ensured its survival over thousands of years. Tracing the history of the written word takes us to the capitals where culture flourished, as well as the hidden places where knowledge flourished, as the hidden places where knowledge found refuge in chaotic times. Woven throughout are fascinating stories about the spies, illuminators, librarians, booksellers, authors and statesmen whose rich and sometimes complicated engagement with the written word bears remarkable similarities to the world today. An international bestseller published in 38 countries, 'Papyrus' is a sweeping and imaginative story that will appeal to book lovers everywhere."-- Taken from dust jacket.
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"Long before books were mass-produced, those made from reeds from along the banks of the Nile were worth fighting and dying for. The story of the creation and preservation of books is vivid and dramatic, and rife with bloodshed and megalomania. Their survival can be traced to the battlefields of Alexander the Great, beneath the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, and to Cleopatra's palaces and the scene of Hypatia's murder. In this prize-winning, internationally bestselling work of history, classicist Irene Vallejo chronicles literary culture in the ancient world, and the heroic efforts that ensured its survival over thousands of years. Tracing the history of the written word takes us to the capitals where culture flourished, as well as the hidden places where knowledge flourished, as the hidden places where knowledge found refuge in chaotic times. Woven throughout are fascinating stories about the spies, illuminators, librarians, booksellers, authors and statesmen whose rich and sometimes complicated engagement with the written word bears remarkable similarities to the world today. An international bestseller published in 38 countries, 'Papyrus' is a sweeping and imaginative story that will appeal to book lovers everywhere."-- Taken from dust jacket.