Long before the printing press, the survival of knowledge rested on human effort. Scrolls and tablets were written, rewritten, and carefully guarded in institutions that served not only as storehouses of wisdom but also as emblems of cultural power. Below are some of the most extraordinary ancient libraries — and the painstaking, often fragile, ways … Continue reading "Ancient libraries and how books were copied" The post Ancient libraries and how books were copied appeared first on Go2Tu...