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The Library: A Fragile History

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The first major history of the library--from the legendary collections of antiquity to the age of Amazon. Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen uncover the tumultuous history of the world's greatest libraries, and the immense, sometimes obsessive, length to which antiquarians, philanthropists and eccentrics have gone to acquire and possess knowledge.

Libraries have taken every from imaginable, from humble wooden chests to vast marble palaces and the embattled public resources we cherish today. The story of a library is also the story of the people who created it, and this book is a rich, fascinating guide to what libraries tell us about ourselves, and why we continue to collect and destroy books.

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027.009 Pet t

Publisher

London : Profile Books., 2022

Collation

518 hlm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781788163439

Classification

027.009

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text

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Edition

1st ed.

Subject(s)

Library
History of Knowledge

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Andrew Pettegree & Arthur der Weduwen

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