Library Of Alexandria

Advertisers

Sponsors


Top Articles

Library of Alexandria - The Royal Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt was once the largest library in the world. It is generally assumed to have been founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC, during the reign of Ptolemy II of Egypt, after Ptolemy's father had raised ...

Library fires - Library fires are the bibliophile's worst nightmare, and have happened with depressing regularity through the centuries, from the desruction of the Library of Alexandria to the Duchess Anna Amalia Library. Causes vary from arson to the Sun's rays setting fire to leaflets through the action of a hands-free magnifier in a library in Northam, Devon.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina - The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. It is both a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity and an attempt to rekindle something of the brilliance that this earlier center of study and erudition represented.

Hall of Records - Hall of Records is the mythical library that is supposedly buried under the pyramid complex at Giza, Egypt. It is supposed to house the knowledge of the Ancient Egyptians in hundreds of papyrus scrolls, much as the Great Library of Alexandria was for the Greeks.


Suggested Web Sites

Vanished Library: History of the Library of Alexandria - Tells of the myth and history of the ancient Library of Alexandria, and also covers the topics of the mystery of destruction and the new library. Also quiz, personal presentation outline, and sources/links.

Alexandria Public Library - Provides online catalog, policies, and library overview.

The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria - Analysis of the varying accounts of the library's destruction by fire, from Bede's Library.

Source: BazSites.com

Web Links

Madison Public Library -   Madison Public Library Place of Learning, Place of Dreams: A History of the Seattle Public Library by John Douglas Marshall, Seattle Public Library's dazzling new Central Library, designed by renowned Dutch architect ...

Euclid Library -   Euclid Library The Library of Alexandria by Kelly Trumble, The Library of Alexandria was the largest library of its time and ...

Euclid Public Library -   Euclid Public Library Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life - FEYNMAN'S RAINBOW was published in ... was chosen as a Book Sense 76 Pick for July/August 2003 and was a Featured Alternate of Library of Science Book Club.- Fifteen years after his death, Richard Feynman's icon status lives on in ...

Euclid of Alexandria -   Euclid of Alexandria The Library of Alexandria by Kelly Trumble, The Library of Alexandria was the largest library of its time and ...

Euclid Public Library -   Euclid Public Library Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life - FEYNMAN'S RAINBOW was published in ... was chosen as a Book Sense 76 Pick for July/August 2003 and was a Featured Alternate of Library of Science Book Club.- Fifteen years after his death, Richard Feynman's icon status lives on in ...

Arlington Public Library -   Arlington Public Library Place of Learning, Place of Dreams: A History of the Seattle Public Library by John Douglas Marshall, Seattle Public Library's dazzling new Central Library, designed by renowned Dutch architect ...

Fairfax County Library Va -   Fairfax County Library Va Washington DC Greater Atlas Large scale atlas with street level detail, showing ZIP Codes, block numbers, schools, libraries, hospitals, points of interest, airports, parks and more. Includes the cities of Washington, DC and Alexandria, the ...

Center for Research Library -   Center for Research Library Information Tasks: Toward a User-Centered Approach to Information Systems by Bryce Allen, The user-centered approach is ... challenges many accepted beliefs and suggests new directions for information work. Information Tasks will be of interest to library and information science students and faculty interested in information storage and retrieval, user studies, and systems analysis ...
















Copyright 2006-2008.Directory All Rights Reserved.