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The Library: A World History Book

The Library A library is not just a collection of books, but also the buildings that house them. As varied and inventive as the volumes they hold, such buildings can be much more than the dusty, dark wooden shelves found in mystery stories or the catacombs of stacks in the basements of academia. From the great dome of the Library of Congress, to the white facade of the Seinajoki Library in Finland, to the ancient ruins of the library of Pergamum in modern Turkey, the architecture of a library is a symbol of its time as well as of its builders' wealth, culture, and learning. Architectural historian James Campbell and photographer Will Pryce traveled the globe together, v...Read More

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  • TheBookPeople

    This spectacular book is the first single volume to tell the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world. Throughout the ages, book collections have served to symbolize their owners culture and learning, and the wealthy and powerful have spent lavishly on buildings to house them. In its highest form the library became a total work of art, combining painting, sculpture, furniture and architecture into seamless, dramatic spaces. The finest libraries are repositories not just of books, but of learning, creativity and contemplation; they embody some of the highest achievements of humankind. This book recounts that history in text and images of truly outstanding quality.

  • BookDepository

    The Library : Hardback : Thames & Hudson Ltd : 9780500342886 : 0500342881 : 14 Oct 2013 : Tells the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world. This book recounts that history in text and images of truly outstanding quality.

  • Blackwell

    Tells the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world. This book recounts that history in text and images of truly outstanding quality. This spectacular book is the first single volume to tell the story of the library as...

  • 0500342881
  • 9780500342886
  • James W. P. Campbell
  • 14 October 2013
  • Thames and Hudson Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 328
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