The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World

by Laubier, Guillaume de; Bosser, Jacques; Billington, James H.

• ISBN13: 9780810946347
• ISBN10: 0810946343
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

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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