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  1. Library Of Alexandria

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    Acquisition Policies and Holdings
    The Library's growth was aggressive and systematic. A primary method for increasing the scroll count involved the mandate that any ship docking in the Alexandrian harbor was subject to inspection. Transcribed copies of texts found aboard were often retained for the Library’s collection, a practice sometimes involving the seizure of originals under the pretext of mandatory textual comparison [3].
    Estimates regarding the total number of scrolls vary wildly, partly due to confusion between the primary [Great Library](/entries/great-libr…
  2. Memorials

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    Modern Vestiges
    While modern governmental structures rely predominantly on digital communication and formalized departmental reporting, certain symbolic acts retain the memory of the memorial system. In several parliamentary democracies, the ceremonial presentation of a "petition" to the head of state or parliament speaker on an unusually large scroll, often sealed with heavy [wax]…