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Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus) The Bibliotheca (Ancient Greek: Βιβλιοθήκη, Bibliothēkē, 'Library'), also known as the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus, is a compendium of Greek myths and heroic legends, arranged in three books, generally dated to the first or second century AD.
On the left side of the floor plan are the two library rooms. The Bibliotheca Ulpia ("Ulpian Library") was a Roman library founded by the Emperor Trajan in AD 114 in the Forum of Trajan, located in ancient Rome. It was considered one of the most prominent and famous libraries of antiquity [1] and became a major library in the Western World upon ...
Victory Pillar, erected by emperor Diocletian in 297 AD, at the Serapeum. The Serapeum of Alexandria in the Ptolemaic Kingdom was an ancient Greek temple built by Ptolemy III Euergetes (reigned 246–222 BC) and dedicated to Serapis, who was made the protector of Alexandria, Egypt. There are also signs of Harpocrates.
Rhetoric. The Rhetorica ad Herennium ( Rhetoric for Herennius) is the oldest surviving Latin book on rhetoric, dating from the late 80s BC. [1] It was formerly attributed to Cicero or Cornificius, but is in fact of unknown authorship, sometimes ascribed to an unnamed doctor.
Website. bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley. The Bodleian Library ( / ˈbɒdliən, bɒdˈliːən /) is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley. With over 13 million printed items, [1] it is the second-largest library in Britain after the ...
The Zahiriyya Library ( Arabic: مكتبة الظاهرية, romanized :Maktaba al-Ẓāhirīyya ), also known as the Madrasa al-Zahiriyya ( Arabic: مَدْرَسَة الظَّاهِرِيَّة, romanized :Madrasah aẓ-Ẓāhirīyah ), [1] is an Islamic library, madrasa, and mausoleum in Damascus, Syria. It was established in 1277, taking ...
The Parker Library is a library within Corpus Christi College, Cambridge which contains rare books and manuscripts. It is known throughout the world due to its invaluable collection of over 600 manuscripts, particularly medieval texts, the majority of which were bequeathed to the college by Archbishop of Canterbury Matthew Parker, a former Master of Corpus Christi College.
The Cornell University Library is the library system of Cornell University. As of 2014, it holds over eight million printed volumes and over a million ebooks. More than 90 percent of its current 120,000 periodical titles are available online. It has 8.5 million microfilms and microfiches, more than 71,000 cubic feet (2,000 m 3) of manuscripts ...