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  2. Library of Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    The Great Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion, which was dedicated to the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts. [10] The idea of a universal library in Alexandria may have been proposed ...

  3. Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Wikipedia

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    Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina ( Latin, ' Library of Alexandria '; [1] Egyptian Arabic: مكتبة الإسكندرية, romanized:Maktabet al-Eskendereyya, pronounced [mækˈtæb (e)t eskendeˈɾejjæ]) ( BA) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a ...

  4. Alexandria Library (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    In 1794, Alexandria Library opened as a private lending library, calling itself the Alexandria Library Company. In 1937, Dr. Robert South Barrett donated funds to build a public library in memory of his mother, physician Dr. Kate Waller Barrett (1857-1925). The Society of Friends granted a 99-year lease for use of its former Quaker Burial ...

  5. Pinakes - Wikipedia

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    Imaginary depiction of the Library of Alexandria. The Pinakes (Ancient Greek: Πίνακες 'tables', plural of πίναξ pinax) is a lost bibliographic work composed by Callimachus (310/305–240 BCE) that is popularly considered to be the first library catalog in the West; its contents were based upon the holdings of the Library of Alexandria during Callimachus's tenure there during the ...

  6. History of libraries - Wikipedia

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    The Library of Alexandria, in Egypt, was the largest and most significant great library of the ancient world. It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC.

  7. Alexandria Library - Wikipedia

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    Alexandria Library. Alexandria Library may refer to: Library of Alexandria, one of the largest libraries in ancient history. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern library in Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria Library (Virginia), a library in Alexandria, Virginia. A book series by Rachel Caine entitled The Great Library. Category: Disambiguation pages.

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