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This book traces the journey taken by the ideas of three of the greatest scientists of antiquity - Euclid, Galen and Ptolemy - through seven cities and over a thousand years. In it, we follow them from sixth-century Alexandria to ninth-century Baghdad, from Muslim Cordoba to Catholic Toledo, from Salerno's medieval medical school to Palermo, capital of Sicily's vibrant mix of cultures, and - finally - to Venice, where that great merchant city's printing presses would enable Euclid's geometry, Ptolemy's system of the stars and Galen's vast body of writings on medicine to spread even more widely. In tracing these fragile strands of knowledge from century to century, from east to west and north to south, Moller also reveals the web of connections between the Islamic world and Christendom, connections that would both preserve and transform astronomy, mathematics and medicine from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Vividly told and with a dazzling cast of characters, this is an evocative, nuanced and vibrant account of our common intellectual heritage.

Civilization. --- World history. --- Euclid. --- Galen. --- Ptolemy, --- History of philosophy --- World history --- History of civilization --- 091:028 --- 82.085.43 --- 87 --- 87 Klassieke literatuur --- Klassieke literatuur --- 82.085.43 Literaire receptie --- Literaire receptie --- 091:028 Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi-:-Lezen. Lectuur --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi-:-Lezen. Lectuur

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Which is the smallest book in the Bodleian Library? Who complained when their secret pen name was revealed in the library's catalogue? How many miles of shelving are there in the Book Storage Facility? What is the story behind the library's refusal to lend a book to King Charles I? And, what is fasciculing? The answers to these questions and many more can be found inside this intriguing miscellaneous collection of curious facts and stories about the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Home to more than 12 million items and a vast array of treasures including the Gutenberg Bible, J.R.R. Tolkien's hand-painted watercolours for 'The Hobbit', Shakespeare's First Folio and five original (thirteenth-century) copies of Magna Carta, the Bodleian Library is one of the most magnificent libraries in the world with a fascinating history. Through lists, statistics and bitesize nuggets of information, 'Bodleianalia' delights in uncovering some of the lesser known facts about Britain's oldest university library. Revealing many of the quirks of fate, eccentric characters and remarkable events which have contributed to the making of this renowned institution, it also offers readers a behind-the-scenes peek into the complex workings of a modern, world-class library in the twenty-first century.

Documentation and information --- Book history --- Higher education --- 02 <09> <41> --- 02 <09> <41> Bibliotheekwezen:--algemene geschiedenis--Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland --- Bibliotheekwezen:--algemene geschiedenis--Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland