Temples of Books: Magnificent Libraries Around the World
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Temples of Books: Magnificent Libraries Around the World
By (Author) Gestalten
Edited by Marianne Julia Strauss
Die Gestalten Verlag
gestalten
27th January 2022
24th January 2022
Germany
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Antiques, vintage and collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera and printed mat
History of architecture
Photography and photographs
Man-made objects depicted in art
Architecture
727.8
Physical Properties
Hardback
304
Width 240mm, Height 300mm
Description
In 2016, the world's oldest existing library reopened in Fes, Morocco. It opened for the first time in the 9th Century. These shrines to the written word date back even further, and continue to be built today. They're a place where some of the oldest written texts are preserved and some of the newest technology connects visitors with vast amounts of knowledge. Libraries are changing, but, as places that are fundamentally free and open to all, they're also staying the same. Libraries of the World explores the most stunning examples, but it also explores how varied the idea of a library can be. It can be a grand Baroque hall with leather-bound tomes or a mid-century masterpiece, but it can just as easily be a few shelves in a repurposed phone booth.
Author Bio
German travel writer Marianne Julia Strauss has turned her curiosity into a job. Over the last ten years, she has roamed the world writing about the good things in life, covering love and motorcycles, books, bars and everything in between. Her first book Do You Read Me, published by gestalten, surveyed the most inspiring and independent bookshops around the world.
