"La 4e de couverture indique : "L'ouvrage réunit trente-six articles offerts à Patrick Gautier Dalché par ses amis, ses élèves et ses collègues à l'occasion de son départ en retraite."
The Library of Alexandria A Cultural Crossroads of the Ancient World (Polis Institute Conference Proceedings) by Christophe Rico, AncaDan Hardcover, 440 Pages, Published 2017 by Polis Institute Press ISBN-13: 978-965-7698-10-5, ISBN: 965-7698-10-3
"Created and developed by the Ptolemaic kings, the Library of Alexandria was regarded as the world’s main center of scholarship from the 3rd century BC until at least the reign of Cleopatra (48–30 BC). The dream to establish a gigantic library that could assemble all known texts of the Hellenistic period, the outstanding achievements of the scholars who worked inside its walls, and, finally, the mysteries surrounding its disappearance, h ..."