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Campbell, James W. P.

 
9780226092812: The Library: A World History
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 022609281X ISBN 13: 9780226092812
Verlag: UNIV OF CHICAGO PR, 2013

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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 façade of the Seinäjoki 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, visiting and documenting over eighty libraries that exemplify the many different approaches to thinking about and designing libraries. The result of their travels, The Library: A World History is one of the first books to tell the story of library architecture around the world and through time in a single volume, from ancient Mesopotamia to modern China and from the beginnings of writing to the present day. As these beautiful and striking photos reveal, each age and culture has reinvented the library, molding it to reflect their priorities and preoccupations&;and in turn mirroring the history of civilization itself. Campbell&;s authoritative yet readable text recounts the history of these libraries, while Pryce&;s stunning photographs vividly capture each building&;s structure and atmosphere.
 
Together, Campbell and Pryce have produced a landmark book&;the definitive photographic history of the library and one that will be essential for the home libraries of book lovers and architecture devotees alike.

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James W. P. Campbell is a fellow and director of studies in architecture and history of art at Queens&; College, Cambridge. His most recent books include Brick: A World History (also with Will Pryce) and Building St Paul&;s. Will Pryce is an award-winning photographer based in London who originally trained as an architect. His previous books include World Architecture: The Masterworks, Big Shed, and The Architecture of Wood: A World History.

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Verlag
UNIV OF CHICAGO PR
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
022609281X
ISBN 13 
9780226092812
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
320
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