A history of the art of bookbinding : with some account of the books of the ancients (1894)
Brassington, William Salt, 1859-1939, editor, Hannett, John, 1803-1893 · London : E. Stock · leaf 34
el-shaped cylinders usually contain historical inscriptions. Some of thelarge Assyrian cylinders are inscribed with the annals of the kings. For example, thosein the National Collection contain, among other matters of interest, an account, writtenby a contemporary scribe, of the siege of Jerusalem… … TERRA-COTTA 1APED CYLINDER CONTAINING THE HISTORY OE THE CAPTURE OF BABYLON BY CYRLi (Photographed from the original in the British Museum.*) monarch, B.C. 681—668. Most of the cylinders at present examined belong to the kingsof the new Babylonian Empire, founded B.C. 625, but others are of greater…
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