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The world's most beautiful libraries = die schönsten bibliotheken der welt = les plus belles bibliothèques du monde

by Massimo Listri, Georg Ruppelt, Elisabeth Sladek

A photographic study of the world's most significant historical libraries, documenting their architecture and rare holdings from the medieval period to the 19th century. It explores the cultural history of these global centres of learning and preservation.

Accession 14443 ISBN 9783836535243 Publisher Taschen
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