vi p., 136 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Note
This book is the outcome of a course of three lectures delivered at King's college, University of London, in March 1932.--Pref.
Contents
I. The use of books in ancient Greece -- II. The Papyrus roll --III. Books and reading at Rome -- IV. Vellum and the codex -- Appendix. Illustrative passages from Latin authors.
