The library : a world history / James W.P. Campbell ; photographs by Will Pryce.
A library is not just a collection of books, but also the buildings that house them. As varied and inventive as the voulumes they hold, library buildings offer so much more than the dusty, dark wooden shelves found in mystery stories or the catacombs of stacks in the basements of academia. From the great dome of the Library of Congress, to the white facade of the Seinajoki Library in Finland, to the ancient ruins of the library of Pergamum in modern Turkey, the architecture of a library is a symbol of its time as well as of its builders' wealth, culture, and learning. Architectural historian James W. P. Campbell and photographer Will Pryce traveled the globe together, visiting and documenting over eighty libraries that exemplify the many different approaches to thinking about and designing libraries. The Library: A World History is one of the first books to tell the story of library architecture around the world and through time in a single volume, from ancient Mesopotamia to modern China and from the beginnings of writing to the present day. As these beautiful and striking photos reveal, each age and culture has reinvented the library, molding it to reflect their priorities and preoccupations-and in turn mirroring the history of civilization itself.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780226092812
- ISBN: 022609281X
- Physical Description: 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
- Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Published by an arrangement with Thames & Hudson Ltd., London"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-315) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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A library is not just a collection of books, but also the buildings that house them. As varied and inventive as the voulumes they hold, library buildings offer so much more than the dusty, dark wooden shelves found in mystery stories or the catacombs of stacks in the basements of academia. From the great dome of the Library of Congress, to the white facade of the Seinajoki Library in Finland, to the ancient ruins of the library of Pergamum in modern Turkey, the architecture of a library is a symbol of its time as well as of its builders' wealth, culture, and learning. Architectural historian James W. P. Campbell and photographer Will Pryce traveled the globe together, visiting and documenting over eighty libraries that exemplify the many different approaches to thinking about and designing libraries. The Library: A World History is one of the first books to tell the story of library architecture around the world and through time in a single volume, from ancient Mesopotamia to modern China and from the beginnings of writing to the present day. As these beautiful and striking photos reveal, each age and culture has reinvented the library, molding it to reflect their priorities and preoccupations-and in turn mirroring the history of civilization itself.
