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Alexandrian Library

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The library burned by the Caliph Omar in 642, said to have contained 700,000 volumes.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Alexandrian Library'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​a/alexandrian-library.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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