The Most Beautiful Libraries of the World
by Guillaume de Laubier, Jacques Bosser
0500511551
9780500511558
THAMES HUDSON
Nov 17, 2003
1st Edition
Trade Cloth
11.22 x 0.00 x 11.22 In
4.80 Pounds
About the Book
From El Escorial in Spain to the Congress in Washington, from Trinity College, Cambridge to the Abbey of Saint-Gall, this volume reveals an exceptional heritage: nearly 20 shrines to culture, entirely devoted to the presentation of knowledge, stacked with writings and shrouded in silence."