Isbn: 9780226092812 - the library: a world history (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. The Library: A World History, James W P Campbell; Will Pryce. The University of Chicago Press, 2013. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 320pp. with 275 color plates, 17 halftones; endpapers mapped with library floor-plans. Both volume and unclipped jacket are in fine, unmarked condition. 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.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Unread book. The item remains inside the publisher's unbreached shrink-wrap. (BUT: there is a short tear to the shrink-wrap at the spine head back edge, with a resulting abrasion, small but visible, to the book.) 328pp. (Please note: a very heavy book, comfortably weighing in excess of 2kg. International shipping (tracked & signed only) will incur significant additional costs.).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 320 pages. 12.00x10.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2013. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 4to (31.5 cm), 328 pp. Publisher's boards and dust jacket (collector's blind stamp on half-title). "A library is not just a collection of books, but also the buildings that house them. 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." (from the publisher's synopsis).…

Zustand: New. KlappentextA 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 storie.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 320 pages. 12.00x10.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A breathtakingly beautiful coffee table book that is the perfect gift for any book lover 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.…