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Perfect for book lovers, this is a fascinating exploration of the history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age. Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children’s drawings—the history of the library is rich, varied, and stuffed full of incident. In "The Library", historians Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen introduce us to the antiquarians and philanthropists who shaped the world’s great collections, trace the rise and fall of literary tastes, and reveal the high crimes and misdemeanors committed in pursuit of rare manuscripts. In doing so, they reveal that while collections themselves are fragile, often falling into ruin within a few decades, the idea of the library has been remarkably resilient as each generation makes—and remakes—the institution anew. Beautifully written and deeply researched, "The Library" is essential reading for booklovers, collectors, and anyone who has ever gotten blissfully lost in the stacks.
Arthur der Weduwen is associate editor of the Universal Short Title Catalogue project at St Andrews. This is his first book.Andrew Pettegree is one of the leading experts on Europe during the Reformation. He currently holds a professorship at St Andrews University where he is the director of the Universal Short Title Catalogue Project. He is the author of The Invention of News: How the World Came to Know About Itself (winner of the Goldsmith Prize) and Brand Luther: 1517, Printing and the making of the Reformation, among other publications.
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Autor/es der Weduwen, Arthur / Pettegree, Andrew
- ISBN13 9781788163422
- ISBN10 1788163427
- Páginas 518
- Año de Edición 2022
- Idioma Inglés
The Library: A Fragile History
- Autor/a Arthur Der Weduwen , Andrew Pettegree
- Editorial PROFILE
- ISBN 9781788163422
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