Tiberius and the Libraries: Public Book Collections and Library Buildings in the Early Roman Empire.
The article explores the probable course of library history in ancient Rome from the principate of Roman emperor Augustus to his successor, Tiberius. It discusses the imperial book collections and three public libraries in Rome during the tenure of Augustus. It relates how Tiberius followed the libr...
| Published in: | Libraries & the Cultural Record Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 247 - 270 |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
University of Texas Press
2008
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=34590935&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 34590935 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 19324855 2YZA jtl: Libraries & the Cultural Record issn: 19324855 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2008 vid: 43 iid: 3 pid: 519 pub: University of Texas Press artinfo: ui: 34590935 10.1353/lac.0.0032 ppf: 247 ppct: 23 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.3MB tig: atl: Tiberius and the Libraries: Public Book Collections and Library Buildings in the Early Roman Empire. aug: au: Houston, George W. affil: University of North Carolina su: History of libraries Roman emperors Imperialism Kings & rulers Public institutions Rome sug: subj: Rome History of libraries Roman emperors Imperialism Kings & rulers Public institutions ab: The article explores the probable course of library history in ancient Rome from the principate of Roman emperor Augustus to his successor, Tiberius. It discusses the imperial book collections and three public libraries in Rome during the tenure of Augustus. It relates how Tiberius followed the library vision of Augustus with his decision to create separate library rather than consolidate all of the manuscripts within a single structure. Tiberius, however, departed from the Augustan procedures when he appointed Tiberius Iulius Pappus to oversee all the emperors' libraries. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Libraries & Culture is the property of University of Texas Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Libraries & the Cultural Record holder: University of Texas Press dt: @attributes: year: 2008 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|