The virtual exhibition “Books of the Greco-Roman World”

For Odette Bouquiaux-Simon, former director of CEDOPAL, the celebration of the 175th anniversary of the University of Liege was the perfect occasion to organise an exhibition on “The World of Books in Classical Antiquity” held in the general library’s Salle Marie Delcourt from 1 to 31 March 1993. Much of the exhibition is taken up here.

Photos Credits
  1. © Claude Rapin, DAFA (p. 10, 1-2).
  2. With the permission of the Papyrus Collection, Graduate Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (p. 88, 2).
  3. © Athènes, Musée National (p. 14, 1).
  4. © Athènes, Musée de l’Agora (p. 28, 1 et 87, 3).
  5. © Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin (p. 11, 2; 13, 2; 16, 1; 19, 3; 26, 1-3; 27, 1; 28, 2; 31, 2; 40, 2; 43, 1; 44, 1; 86, 1).
  6. Su concessione della Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna. Divieto di ulteriore riproduzione o duplicazione con qualsiasi mezzo (p. 33, 3 : BUB, ms. 1456, Cronaca Villola, ms. cart., sec. XIV, c. 3r).
  7. © Bourges, Musée du Berry (p. 37, 3).
  8. © Bremen, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (p. 54, 3).
  9. © Cairo, Egyptian Museum (p. 18, 1; 22, 2; 25, 1; 44, 3; 53, 3; 60, 3; 88, 2).
  10. © Cairo, Coptic Museum (p. 84, 3).
  11. © Cairo, Dr. Ragab Papyrus Institute (p. 5, 1-3; 6, 1-2).
  12. © Cambridge University Library (p. 52, 3).
  13. © Universität zu Köln, Institut für Altertumskunde, Papyrussammlung (p. 43, 3; 62, 2).
  14. Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana. Su concessione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali. È vietata ogni ulteriore riproduzione con qualsiasi mezzo (p. 28, 3; 42, 1; 58, 2).
  15. © Genève, Bibliothèque publique et universitaire (p. 85, 3).
  16. © Cologny (Genève), Fondation Bodmer (p. 42, 3; 44, 2).
  17. © Colin A. Hope, Centre for Archaeology & Ancient History, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia (p. 12, 1-2 et 31, 3).
  18. © Papyrologisch Instituut, Universiteit Leiden (p. 84, 2).
  19. © Institut de Papyrologie et d’Égyptologie, Université Charles de Gaulle-Lille III (p. 51, 1).
  20. © Université de Liège, Bibliothèque générale de Philosophie et Lettres, CICB (p. 1, 1-2; 24, 3).
  21. © Université de Liège, CEDOPAL (p. 11, 3; 83, 1).
  22. © Wellcome Foundation Library, London (p. 47, 2).
  23. © British Library, London (p. 12, 3; 15, 3; 20, 1-2; 22, 3; 23, 1-3; 24, 1; 27, 2; 29,3; 30, 3; 31, 1; 37, 1; 40, 3; 53, 2; 56, 3; 65, 1; 85, 2; 34, 1).
  24. © Copyright The Trustees of the British Museum, London (p. 67, 1).
  25. © John Rylands Library, Manchester (p. 52, 1).
  26. © Università Statale, Istituto di Papirologia, Milano (p. 15, 1; 88, 1; 89, 1-3).
  27. © Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milano (p. 48, 2-3).
  28. © Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (http://www.bsb-muenchen.de) (p. 18, 2).
  29. Biblioteca Nazionale “Vittorio Emmanuele III”, Napoli, su concessione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali – Italia, divieto di ulteriore riproduzione o duplicazione con qualsiasi mezzo (p. 71, 3; 73, 2-3).
  30. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, su concessione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici delle province di Napoli e Caserta (p. 17, 1-2; 59, 1).
  31. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (p. 67, 2).
  32. © The Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum, New York (p. 9, 3).
  33. © The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford (p. 11, 1; 22, 1; 41, 3; 45, 3; 56, 2).
  34. © Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (p. 15, 2; 18, 3; 21, 3; 22, 1; 29, 1; 34, 2; 39, 1-2; 42, 2; 43, 2; 45, 1; 48, 1; 52, 2; 53, 1; 69, 3).
  35. © Institut de Papyrologie, Université de Paris IV – Sorbonne, Paris (p. 51, 2-3).
  36. © Musée du Louvre, Paris (p. 19, 1; 27, 3; 30, 2; 46, 1; 47, 3; 54, 1).
  37. © Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris (p. 16, 2; 32, 1; 46, 2; 54, 2).
  38. © Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Città del Vaticano (p. 9, 2; 49, 1-3).
  39. © Sagalassos Project, Leuven (p. 75, 3; 77, 2).
  40. © National Library of Russia, St.-Petersburg (p. 68, 3).
  41. © Mount Holyoke College, Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley (p. 47, 1).
  42. © Photo et collection de la Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg (p. 83, 2).
  43. © Archaeological Museum, Thessaloniki (p. 19, 2).
  44. © ROM. Avec la permission du Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (p. 29, 2).
  45. © Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier (p. 84, 1).
  46. © Musée du Bardo, Tunis (p. 63, 3).
  47. © Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Bildarchiv, Wien (p. 45, 2; 46, 3; 50, 1-3; 66, 1).
  48. © Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg. Foto : Karl Ährlein (p. 83, 3).