The most beautiful libraries in the world / photographs by Guillaume de Laubier ; text by Jacques Bo...
The most beautiful libraries in the world / photographs by Guillaume de Laubier ; text by Jacques Bo...
The most beautiful libraries in the world / photographs by Guillaume de Laubier ; text by Jacques Bosser ; foreword by James H. Billington ; translated from the French by Laurel Hirsch.
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Publisher
New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2003.
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GQ 2020/0274
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Language
English
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Physical content
247 pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 30 cm
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Vienna, Austria, National Library of Austria -- Admont, Austria, The Benedictine Abbey Library of Admont -- Ulm, Germany, The Monastic Library at Wiblingen -- Metten, Germany, The Benedictine Abbey Library of Metten -- Wiemar, Germany, The Herzogin Anna Amalia Library -- Rome, Italy, The Vatican Lib...
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Publisher
New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2003.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
Here, for the first time, architectural photographer Guillaume de Laubier takes the reader on a privileged tour of twenty-three of the world's most historic libraries, representing twelve countries and ranging from the great national monuments to scholarly, religious, and private libraries: the baroque splendor of the Institut de France in Paris; t...
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The most beautiful libraries in the world / photographs by Guillaume de Laubier ; text by Jacques Bosser ; foreword by James H. Billington ; translated from the French by Laurel Hirsch.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 246).
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GQ 2020/0274
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74VKaDEZg7aZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDEZg7aZ
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ISBN
9780810946347
DDC
022.3
727.80222
MMS ID
991024298710102626
