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03107aam a22005058i 4500 001 CC77B1081D2811EDA31652FF20ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220816010056 008 220510s2022 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022001667 020 $a 0593318897 020 $a 9780593318898 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h spa 050 00 $a Z5 $b .V3413 2022 082 00 $2 23/eng/20220520 100 1 $a Vallejo Moreu, Irene, $e author. 240 10 $a Infinito en un junco. $l English 245 10 $a PAPYRUS : $b THE INVENTION OF BOOKS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD / $c Irene Vallejo ; translated from the Spanish by Charlotte Whittle. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2209 264 1 $a New York : $b Alfred A. Knopf, $c 2022. 300 $a pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Papyrus is an enthralling journey through the history of books and libraries in the ancient world and those who have helped preserve their rich literary traditions. Long before books were mass-produced, those made of reeds from along the Nile were worthfighting and dying for. Journeying along the battlefields of Alexander the Great, beneath the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, at Cleopatra's palaces and the scene of Hypatia's murder, award-winning author Irene Vallejo chronicles the excitement of literary culture in the ancient world, and the heroic efforts that ensured this extraordinary tradition would continue. Weaved throughout are fascinating stories about the spies, scribes, illuminators, librarians, booksellers, authors, and statesmen whose rich andsometimes complicated engagement with the written word bears remarkable similarities to the world today: Aristophanes and the censorship of the humorists, Sappho and the empowerment of women's voices, Seneca and the problem of a post-truth world. Vallejotakes us to mountainous landscapes and the roaring sea, to the capitals where culture flourished and the furthest reaches where knowledge found refuge in chaotic times. In this sweeping tour of the history of books, the wonder of the ancient world comes alive and, along the way, we discover the singular power of the written word"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Books $x History $y To 400. 700 1 $a Whittle, Charlotte, $e translator. $9 209779 941 $a 16 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417020201.0 952 $l OJPC027 $d 20231121143408.0 $m 002.09 VAL 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20231114010614.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012031223.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010025945.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629015234.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230302015137.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20230106011115.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230104013939.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20221224010650.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20221221010209.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20221206012453.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20221202011655.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20221102010440.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20221026010053.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220816010217.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CC77B1081D2811EDA31652FF20ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search