Download or read book Ancient Libraries written by James Westfall Thompson and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Westfall Thompson was an American historian specializing in the history of medieval and early modern Europe, particularly of the Holy Roman Empire and France. Thompson's work on ancient libraries gives an in depth look in to how the Libraries of the ancient East, ancient Greece and ancient Rome were established and managed. It also contains technical information such as the format of books, library architecture, cataloguing and classification, administration, book production, and bookselling.