A history of the art of bookbinding. With some account of the books of the ancients (1894)
Brassington, William Salt, 1859-1939, Hannett, John, 1803-1893 · London, E. Stock · leaf 30
CHAPTER II.1 RECORDS OF THE EARLIEST NATIONS—THE BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN BOOKS. … F all Eastern nations whose glory has departed, the Babylonians andAssyrians have left the most extensive records of their nationalhistory and attainments. It is owing to the wisdom displayed bythese ancient peoples in the choice of an almost imperishable material,viz., baked clay, upon which to…
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