The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found by Violet Moller

The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found

Violet Moller

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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After the fall of Rome, as civilizations collapsed and libraries burned, ancient knowledge that would eventually fuel the Renaissance was at risk of being lost. This thrilling history tracks three crucial books as they were passed hand to hand thr...

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