Library (eBook)

A Fragile History
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2021
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978-1-78816-344-6 (ISBN)

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Library -  Pettegree Andrew Pettegree,  Weduwen Arthur der Weduwen
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LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWNA SUNDAY TIMES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR'Timely ... a long and engrossing survey of the library' FT'A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched' Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the BooksFamed 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 this, the first major history of its kind, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen explore the contested and dramatic history of the library, from the famous collections of the ancient world to the embattled public resources we cherish today. Along the way, they introduce us to the antiquarians and philanthropists who shaped the world's great collections, trace the rise and fall of fashions and tastes, and reveal the high crimes and misdemeanours committed in pursuit of rare and valuable manuscripts.

Excellent ... rigorous but riveting history

Outstanding ... a history of libraries from the ancient world to yesterday, it is fetchingly produced and scrupulously researched - a perfect gift for bibliophiles everywhere

This sweeping bookish history has something for everyone ... it is a glorious reminder that books are borderless and boundless and libraries priceless, in all senses

Libraries have had a long and varied history ... This globetrotting book charts their stories

A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched, of that extraordinary and enduring phenomenon: the library

Comprehensive without being miscellaneous, lively without being anecdotal, this sweeping history of libraries shows how central this institution has been to every aspect of human culture. At a time when libraries and librarians are proving themselves to be more important and more resilient than ever before, this whirlwind tour of the different forms that libraries have taken at different times and places will educate and inspire in equal measure.

[In] this superb history, filled with fascinating details that will delight every bibliophile, the authors tell the rich and varied history of libraries, from those that aspire to collect the sum of human knowledge to modest but valued personal collections

Despite [a] staggering range, the authors manage never to seem in a rush, or to skimp on incidental detail ... holding it all together is a keen eye for stories of individual lives that are representative of something larger ... [a] sweeping history

Timely ... a long and engrossing survey of the library that shows how adaptable and creative libraries have been over time

This history of the library, from the Assyrians to the digital age, is itself a wonderful collection of knowledge ... a book full of fascination and ultimately one of optimism, too

Magnificently researched and compendious

Erscheint lt. Verlag 14.10.2021
Zusatzinfo 16pp colour plates + b/w inset
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Antiquitäten
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
Schlagworte Antiquarianism • beautiful libraries • Bodleian Library • Book collecting • Bookworm • British Library • campaign to save libraries • Codicology • encounters with remarkable manuscripts • First editions • history of books • History of Collecting • libraries • Library • Library of Alexandria • local library • michiko kakutani ex libris • Palaeography • Papyrology • rare books • the Library of Congress • University Library Cambridge
ISBN-10 1-78816-344-3 / 1788163443
ISBN-13 978-1-78816-344-6 / 9781788163446
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