Download or read book Hidden Treasures at the Gennadius Library written by Maria Georgopoulou and published by American School of Classical Studies at Athens. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joannes Gennadius' 1922 donation of his collection of 30,000 rare volumes to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens established it as a major center for the study of post-classical Greek history, literature, and art. The school's director and senior librarian introduce essays on several of the library's noteworthy religious, scientific, and musical manuscripts and drawings. The volume includes 40 pages of maps and color plates. Distributed in N. America by The David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).