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Rudolf Blum Kallimachos The Alexandrian Library and the Origins ofBibliography Translated from the German by Hans H. Wellisch The University of Wisconsin Press The University ofWisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rt! floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2059 uwpress.wisc.edu 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © 1991 The Board ofRegents ofthe University ofWisconsin System All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by..any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a Web site without written permission ofthe University ofWisconsin Press, except in the case of briefquotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. Printed in the United States ofAmerica LIbraI)' of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Blum, Rudolf, 1909- [Kallimachos und die Literaturverzeichnung bei den Griechen. English] Kallimachos: the Alexandrian LIbrary and the origins of bibliography Rudolf Blum: translated from the German by Hans H. Wellisch. 294 pp. em. - (Wisconsin studies in classics) anslation of: Kallimachos und die Literaturverzeichnung bei den Griechen. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-299-13170-X (cloth) 1. Aliksandrini (LIbraI)') 2. Callimachus-Knowledge-Book arts and sciences. 3. LIbraries-Egypt-Alexandria-History-To 400. 4. Greek literatute-Bibliography-Methodology. 5. BibliographyEgypt -Alexandria-History. 6. Cataloging-Egypt-AlexandriaHistory . 7. Greece-Bibliography-Methodology. 8. Callimachus-Influence . I. TItle. n. Series. Z722S.B58 1991 027.032---dc20 91-28997 ISBN..13: 978-0-299-13174-6 (pbk.: alk. paper) ...

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