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“Universal history of the destruction of books: from the Sumerian tablets to the war in Iraq” by Fernando Báez
“A detailed and fascinating journey through the universal history of the destruction of books, fed by the voracity of insects, floods, flames, wars and, above all, the destructive vocation of political and religious fanatics, and vigilance. dogma of the censors.”
Taken from Polyphemus.
See also:
http://web.usal.es/~javjime/t_libros/destruccion_libros.htm
http://eprints.rclis.org/8157/
http://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/74691/1/historia_univeral_destruccion_libros.pdf
http://www.revistadelibros.com/articulos/siniestro-total
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Universal history of the destruction of books: from the Sumerian tablets to the war in Iraq / Fernando Báez. — [1st ed.]. — Barcelona: Destination, 2004.
386 pages ; 23cm — (Imago Mundi Collection; 45).
Bibliography: p. 337-368.
DL M 3305-2004. — ISBN 84-233-3596-8
Z4 .B34 2004
R. 88119000
