The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World

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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

Forewordp. 6
Introductionp. 8
Vienna, Austria - National Library of Austriap. 12
Admont, Austria - The Benedictine Abbey Library of Admontp. 22
Ulm, Germany - The Monastic Library at Wiblingenp. 32
Metten, Germany - The Benedictine Abbey Library of Mettenp. 42
Weimar, Germany - The Herzogin Anna Amalia Libraryp. 52
Rome, Italy - The Vatican Libraryp. 60
Florence, Italy - Riccardiana Libraryp. 74
Paris, France - The Mazarine Libraryp. 82
Paris, France - The Institute Libraryp. 90
Paris, France - The Senate Libraryp. 98
Chantilly, France - The Cabinet Des Livres of the Duc D'Aumalep. 110
Saint Gall, Switzerland - The Abbey Library of Saint Gallp. 122
Oxford, England - Bodleian Libraryp. 136
Cambridge, England - Wren Library, Trinity Collegep. 146
Manchester, England - The John Rylands Libraryp. 156
Dublin, Ireland - Trinity College Libraryp. 168
Prague, The Czech Republic - The National Libraryp. 176
San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain - The Library of the Royal Monastery of El Escorialp. 188
Mafra, Portugal - The National Palace Library in Mafrap. 198
Boston, United States of America - Boston Athenaeump. 206
Washington, DC, United States of America - The Library of Congressp. 216
New York, United States of America - The New York Public Libraryp. 226
Saint Petersburg, Russia - The National Library of Russiap. 236
Bibliographyp. 246
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