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On the context of these ancient libraries: - everything was hand written / copied - there was no punctuation, no real word spacing - information was primarily t
by bleair 10y ago
On the context of these ancient libraries:
- everything was hand written / copied
- there was no punctuation, no real word spacing - information was primarily transferred via oration and this written form was a new fangled technology :)
- there were multiple differing character sets in use, sometimes even for the same language. Also some texts were written right left, or left to right, or even alternating back and forth (boustrophedon)
The history of the english alphabet (with miniscules and majiscules) is a rather interesting story, and if this sort of history interests you I recommend The 26 Letters by Ogg.
- OvidNaso 10y agoand don't forget it was also argued passionately that it would ruin scholarship and the intellectual mind by some pretty smart and influential figures, one being Socrates.
- veddox 10y ago> this written form was a new fangled technology Ehm, sorry, but by the time of the library of Alexandria people had been writing for several thousands of years. The Middle East actually has an incredibly long history of writing (both in Egypt and the Fertile Crescent).