A Library Miscellany - Hardcover

Cock-Starkey, Claire

 
9781851244720: A Library Miscellany
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1851244727 ISBN 13: 9781851244720
Verlag: Bodleian Library, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

What can be found in the Vatican’s Secret Archive? How many books did Charles Darwin’s library aboard the Beagle hold? Which library is home to a colony of bats?
            Bursting with potted histories, quirky facts, and enlightening lists, this book explores every aspect of the library, celebrating these remarkable institutions as well as the individuals behind their inspiring collections. From the ancient library at Alexandria to the Library of Congress in Washington DC, and from university libraries to those of humble villages, A Library Miscellany explores institutions both old and new. Opening the door to unusual collections such as herbaria, art libraries, magic libraries, and even the “library of smells,” this book also charts the difficulties of cataloging books deemed to be subversive, heretical, libelous, or obscene.
            Packed with unusual facts and statistics, this is the perfect gift for library enthusiasts, bibliophiles, collectors, and readers everywhere.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Claire Cock-Starkey is a writer and editor based in Cambridge. She was the series editor for all six editions of Schott’s Miscellany.  
 

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Verlag
Bodleian Library
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1851244727
ISBN 13 
9781851244720
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
144
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