Chapter XI. Books and Libraries

183. Letters and Writing Tablets 207

184. Personal Correspondence and Secretaries 208

185. Books Very Common: Papyrus and the Papyrus Trade 209

186. Size and Format of Books 210

187. Mounting and Rolling of Books 211

188. Copying Books: the Publishing Business. Horace’s and Martial’s Publishers 212

189. Passion for Literary “Fame” 214

190. Zeal for Poetry: Multiplication of Verses 216

191. Size of Libraries 217

192. A Private Library 218

193. The Great Public Libraries of Rome 219