The first public library in the Indian subcontinent was the Calcutta Public Library, which was founded in 1836 in Calcutta […]
During the Muslim rule of Spain, also known as Al-Andalus, libraries played a central role in the cultural and intellectual
The Fatimid Caliphs of Egypt, who ruled from 969 to 1171 AD, made significant contributions to learning and the development
The first public library of the Arab world was the House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikma) in Baghdad, which was established
Libraries have a long history in China, and there is evidence of organized collections of books dating back to the
The three most important ancient libraries of the world are generally considered to be the Library of Alexandria, the Library
The library at Pergamum was not confiscated by any one person or group. Instead, it was gradually dispersed and its
There were several librarians of the library at Pergamum, but the most famous one was probably Apollonius of Rhodes, who
The ancient city of Pergamum was an important cultural and intellectual center in the Greek world, and it was home
Paleography is the study of ancient and historical handwriting, including the analysis of the physical characteristics of manuscripts and the
