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The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders by Kells, Stuart Paperback / softback Book

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1640092269
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9781640092266
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The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders
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Kells, Stuart
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Counterpoint Press
ISBN-10
1640092269
ISBN-13
9781640092266
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Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Library : a Catalogue of Wonders
Publication Year
2019
Subject
Library & Information Science / General, Literary, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Books & Reading, Library & Information Science / Collection Development
Type
Textbook
Author
Stuart Kells
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.8 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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23
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Dewey Decimal
027.009
Table Of Content
PREFACE AN INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY HISTORY 1. A LIBRARY WITH NO BOOKS 2. THE LAST DAYS OF ALEXANDRIA 3. THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION 4. A DAMNED SEWERFUL OF MEN 5. FREE FOR ALL 6. WHAT THE BARBARIANS DID NOT DO 7. THE SECRET HISTORY 8. CHAMPAGNE BREAKFAST 9. THE QUINTESSENCE OF DEBAUCHERY 10. EXECRATION UPON VULCAN 11. GOING WITHOUT 12. THE INTERIOR OF A LIBRARY SHOULD WHISPER, NOT SHOUT 13. FOR THE GLORY 14. KILLING A MONK 15. A LOVE LETTER
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A sharp and delightful celebration of libraries around the world, and throughout time--for the passionate bibliophile and literary historian. "Excellent . . . Tracks the history of that greatest of all cultural institutions." -- The Washington Post Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve. Some still exist today; some are lost, like those of Herculaneum and Alexandria; some have been sold or dispersed; and some never existed, such as those libraries imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien, Umberto Eco, and Jorge Luis Borges, among others. Ancient libraries, grand baroque libraries, scientific libraries, memorial libraries, personal libraries, clandestine libraries: Stuart Kells tells the stories of their creators, their prizes, their secrets, and their fate. To research this book, Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "Library Tourists." Kells discovered that all the world's libraries are connected in beautiful and complex ways, that in the history of libraries, fascinating patterns are created and repeated over centuries. More important, he learned that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human drama. The Library is a fascinating and engaging exploration of libraries as places of beauty and wonder. It's a celebration of books as objects, a celebration of the anthropology and physicality of books and bookish space, and an account of the human side of these hallowed spaces by a leading and passionate bibliophile., "Excellent . . . Tracks the history of that greatest of all cultural institutions." -- The Washington Post Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve. To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human drama. The Library is a celebration of books as objects, a celebration of the anthropology and physicality of books and bookish space, and an account of the human side of these hallowed spaces by a leading and passionate bibliophile. " The Library . . . abounds in fascinating tales." -- The New York Times Book Review

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