Long before books were mass produced, those made of reeds from along the Nile were worth fighting and dying for. Journeying along the battlefields of Alexander the Great, beneath the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, at Cleopatra's palaces and the scene of Hypatia's murder, award-winning author Irene Vallejo chronicles the excitement of literary culture in the ancient world, and the heroic efforts that ensured this impressive tradition would continue. Weaved throughout are fascinating stories about the spies, scribes, illuminators, librarians, booksellers, authors, and statesmen whose rich and s Papyrus - Irene Vallejo od authora Irene Vallejo a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Irene Vallejo |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
464 |
Rok vydání |
2022 |
Nakladatelství |
Hodder and Stoughton |