The library of Alexandria: centre of learning in the ancient world.

The library of Alexandria: centre of learning in the ancient world. ROY MACLEOD (ed.). The library of Alexandria The Royal Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was once the largest library in the world.It is generally thought to have been founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC, during the reign of Ptolemy II of Egypt. : centre of learning inthe ancient world. xii+196 pages, 1 figure. 2000. London: I.D. Tauris;1-86064-428-7 hardback 39.50 [pounds sterling]. Prof. MACLEOD introduces nine essays on the great library atAlexandria, including D.T. Potts on Middle Eastern precursors, W. Brazilon the city as a setting for scholarship, four papers on the kinds oflearning gathered in the collection, and their philosophicalimplications, and one on its `medieval legacy' in the west. S.N.C.Lieu LIEU, place. In lieu of, instead, in the place of. contributes a very interesting and entertaining account ofscholarly practice.