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Author: * AzureEyes Ramesses -
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Date: May 26, 2003 - 01:48
The Pinakes
http://www.greece.org/alexandria/library/library11.htm
Explains the vast undertaking of Callimachus of Cyrenae to create a complete bibliography of every text in the Alexandria Library, by dividing and listing works according to subject matter, and providing details as to each work's content.
**OOC note** I can relate to this guy.
I. Became the standard by which all subsequent bibliographies were based.
re: Ibn-Al-Nadim's "Al-Fihrist" (Index), 10th Century
Keywords: Pinakes, Callimachus, bibliography
very good
intermediate, ages 16+
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