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Manuscripts and archives :comparative views on record-keeping

Bausi, Alessandro - Nama Orang
Friedrich, Michael - Nama Orang
Brockmann, Christian - Nama Orang
Kienitz, Sabine - Nama Orang

The archive is traditionally considered the counterpart of the library, the one storing records, the other housing books. There is evidence, however, that this institutional division of labor reflects certain historical and social constellations. The present volume addresses the question of this complex interrelationship with case-studies from an impressive variety of ancient, traditional, and living cultures.

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