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Terms and conditions applyThe Most Beautiful Libraries of the World
Jacques Bosser and Guillaume de Laubier
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Format: Book
Pages: 248
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Date Published: Jan 2004
Stock Code: 34389
Binding: Hardback
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All of the libraries in the world small or large, public or private serve the same purpose: to preserve, cherish, or show off the riches of human knowledge.
Now, for the first time, an internationally renowned photographer takes the reader on a journey to more than twenty of the most historical of these magical places, all architectural treasures. From the dramatic, baroque Library of the Institut de France in Paris, to the splendid Vatican Library in the Vatican City; from the majestic Royal Library at El Escorial, Spain, to the famed New York Public Library, a Beaux-Arts masterpiece here are some of the most exquisite libraries of the Western world.
Included are national, scholarly and religious libraries from twelve countries, which have in common a distinguished heritage and an architectural setting that emphasizes art and culture. The accompanying text traces the history of libraries to the present day, and describes how they came to serve famous personalities and men of letters. Libraries must be counted as among civilisations crowning achievements; this elegant book is a fitting tribute to that accomplishment.
Now, for the first time, an internationally renowned photographer takes the reader on a journey to more than twenty of the most historical of these magical places, all architectural treasures. From the dramatic, baroque Library of the Institut de France in Paris, to the splendid Vatican Library in the Vatican City; from the majestic Royal Library at El Escorial, Spain, to the famed New York Public Library, a Beaux-Arts masterpiece here are some of the most exquisite libraries of the Western world.
Included are national, scholarly and religious libraries from twelve countries, which have in common a distinguished heritage and an architectural setting that emphasizes art and culture. The accompanying text traces the history of libraries to the present day, and describes how they came to serve famous personalities and men of letters. Libraries must be counted as among civilisations crowning achievements; this elegant book is a fitting tribute to that accomplishment.
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