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![Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo](https://558130.bdp32.group/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBCTG5BMUFRPSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--d560de1c0fa7be8610964b6df616add0008ef3e2/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lKYW5CbFp3WTZCa1ZVT2hSeVpYTnBlbVZmZEc5ZmJHbHRhWFJiQjJrQ0xBRnBBdlFCIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--a407a8984e02ea5e4cde4660f7d52dadd4273f50/D1047304-E35F-4C05-AB5B-7A5FAE17EE7C.jpeg)
464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780593318904
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 18 October 2022
Description
A rich exploration of the importance of books and libraries in the ancient world that highlights how humanity’s obsession with the printed word has echoed throughout the ages • “Accessible and entertaining.” —The Wall Street JournalLong before boo...
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![Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo](https://558130.bdp32.group/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBCTG5BMUFRPSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--d560de1c0fa7be8610964b6df616add0008ef3e2/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lKYW5CbFp3WTZCa1ZVT2hSeVpYTnBlbVZmZEc5ZmJHbHRhWFJiQjJrQ0xBRnBBdlFCIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--a407a8984e02ea5e4cde4660f7d52dadd4273f50/D1047304-E35F-4C05-AB5B-7A5FAE17EE7C.jpeg)
464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780593318904
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 18 October 2022
Description
A rich exploration of the importance of books and libraries in the ancient world that highlights how humanity’s obsession with the printed word has echoed throughout the ages • “Accessible and entertaining.” —The Wall Street JournalLong before boo...