Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:14:39 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 12:53:39 +0100 (BST)

From: madhav rao Subject: Libraries of the Ancient World To: naglaxman@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,

A collection of books used for reading or study, or the building or room in which such a collection is kept. The word derives from the Latin Liber, "a book," whereas a Latinized Greek word, bibliotheca, is the origin of the word for library in German, Russian, and the Romance languages. -----Encyclopedia Britannica

Table of Contents Introduction General History Library of Nineveh Library of Nippur Library of Alexandria Library of Pergamum Libraries of Ephesus Libraries of Rome Qumran Conclusion Bibliography

See the URL:

http://www.tulsasda.com/staff/russ/russ/history/libraries/Libraries.htm

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