{"product_id":"9781529343960-papyrus-1","title":"Papyrus","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling journey through the history of books and libraries in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe ancient world and those who have helped preserve their rich \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eliterary traditions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling phenomenon - a 6,000-year adventure through the history of books and reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003ci\u003e FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eECONOMIST \u003c\/i\u003eAND\u003ci\u003e MAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eOutstanding, universal and unique' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A literary phenomenon.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mindboggling' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emissaries to the edges of the earth to bring them back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePapyrus\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated classicist Irene Vallejo traces the dramatic history of the book and the fight for its survival.  This is the story of the book's journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the very foundation of Western culture. And it is a story full of heroic adventures, bloodshed and megalomania - from the battlefields of Alexander the Great and the palaces of Cleopatra to the libraries of war-torn Sarajevo and Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn international bestseller, \u003ci\u003ePapyrus \u003c\/i\u003ebrings the ancient world to life and celebrates the enduring power of the written word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40515630891105,"sku":"9781529343960","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27179329.jpg?v=1721557670","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529343960-papyrus-1","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}