Author: CANFORA, LUCIANO.
Title: The Vanished Library. A Wonder of the Ancient World.
Description: . Berkeley & Los Angeles, 1987. 205pp. Index. Cloth. Dustjacket. * Taking the great library of Alexandria, and the problem of its disappearance, as his motif, Canfora leads the reader - in erudite, witty and informal fashion - on gallop across centuries and civilisations... It adds up to a picture of ancient civilisation which is both original and persuasive..

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