The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World
by Laubier, Guillaume de; Bosser, Jacques; Billington, James H.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-10-01
Publisher(s): Harry N. Abrams
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Summary
Now, for the first time, an internationally renowned photographer takes the reader on a journey to more than 20 of the most historic of these magical places, all architectural treasures. Included are national, scholarly, and religious libraries from 12 countries.
Author Biography
Guillaume de Laubier is one of France's foremost photographers of interior design. He has undertaken countless projects all over the world for magazines such as Elle Decoration, Architectural Digest, and Madame Figaro Jacques Bosser, journalist and translator, has written for Architectural Digest and Connaissance des Arts as well as contributing to Le Dictionnaire international des arts appliques et du design and Le Dictionnaire international du bijou
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 6 |
| Introduction | p. 8 |
| Vienna, Austria - National Library of Austria | p. 12 |
| Admont, Austria - The Benedictine Abbey Library of Admont | p. 22 |
| Ulm, Germany - The Monastic Library at Wiblingen | p. 32 |
| Metten, Germany - The Benedictine Abbey Library of Metten | p. 42 |
| Weimar, Germany - The Herzogin Anna Amalia Library | p. 52 |
| Rome, Italy - The Vatican Library | p. 60 |
| Florence, Italy - Riccardiana Library | p. 74 |
| Paris, France - The Mazarine Library | p. 82 |
| Paris, France - The Institute Library | p. 90 |
| Paris, France - The Senate Library | p. 98 |
| Chantilly, France - The Cabinet Des Livres of the Duc D'Aumale | p. 110 |
| Saint Gall, Switzerland - The Abbey Library of Saint Gall | p. 122 |
| Oxford, England - Bodleian Library | p. 136 |
| Cambridge, England - Wren Library, Trinity College | p. 146 |
| Manchester, England - The John Rylands Library | p. 156 |
| Dublin, Ireland - Trinity College Library | p. 168 |
| Prague, The Czech Republic - The National Library | p. 176 |
| San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain - The Library of the Royal Monastery of El Escorial | p. 188 |
| Mafra, Portugal - The National Palace Library in Mafra | p. 198 |
| Boston, United States of America - Boston Athenaeum | p. 206 |
| Washington, DC, United States of America - The Library of Congress | p. 216 |
| New York, United States of America - The New York Public Library | p. 226 |
| Saint Petersburg, Russia - The National Library of Russia | p. 236 |
| Bibliography | p. 246 |
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