Product Description

All libraries in the world - whether they are small or large, public or private - serve the same purpose: to preserve, cherish and show off riches that have often been neglected. From El Escorial in Spain to the Congress in Washington, from Trinity College, Cambridge to the Abbey of Saint-Gall, this volume reveals an exceptional heritage: nearly 20 shrines to culture, entirely devoted to the presentation of knowledge, stacked with writings and shrouded in silence.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #198076 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 248 pages

Customer Reviews

A feast for the eyes
This is a seriously beautiful book and only published in translation by
Thames and Hudson in 2003.

Large in format with 190 colour plates, many of them are fold-out pages giving a huge three-sheet view of some of the library interiors. The photography is sumptuous and a feast for the eyes - the text describing the twenty-three libraries features is brief but very interesting.

An absolute treat. Highly recommended for a gift to a bibliophile.

Bibli-heaven
Gorgeous insight into the world's libraries. Photographically sumptuous, especially some of the fold-outs. For any bibliophiles this is a foretaste of heaven. I am gradually working my way round the world to visit as many of these libraries as I can, but the book is a little large to take with me as a handbook!

Stunning
I love this book. The title says it all. If you love libraries, you'll enjoy this book.