The library : a world history / James W.P. Campbell ; photographs by Will Pryce.
Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780226092812 (cloth : alkaline paper)
- 022609281X (cloth : alkaline paper)
- 027.009 23
- Z721 .C22 2013
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"Published by an arrangement with Thames & Hudson Ltd., London"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-315) and index.
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 facade of the SeinaÌjoki Library in Finland, the architecture of a library is a symbol of its time as well as of its builders' wealth, culture, and learning.
Lost beginnings : libraries in the ancient world -- Cloisters, codices and chests : libraries in the Middle Ages -- Cupboards, chains and stalls : libraries in the 16th century -- Walls, domes and alcoves : libraries in the 17th century -- Angels, frescoes and secret doors : libraries in the 18th century -- Iron stacks, gas lights and card catalogues : libraries in the 19th century -- Electricity, concrete and steel : libraries in the 20th century -- The future of libraries in the electronic age.