The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders
Stuart Kells
Jan 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Julian Elfer
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Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve.
To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human drama.
The Library is a celebration of books as objects, a celebration of the anthropology and physicality of books and bookish space, and an account of the human side of these hallowed spaces by a leading and passionate bibliophile.
To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human drama.
The Library is a celebration of books as objects, a celebration of the anthropology and physicality of books and bookish space, and an account of the human side of these hallowed spaces by a leading and passionate bibliophile.
Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve.
To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists."...
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Stuart Kells is an author based in Australia. He has a PhD from Monash University. He is also an antiquarian books authority and runs Books of Kells which issues fine and rare book catalogues and exhibits at book fairs. His own books include Rare: A life among antiquarian books and Penguin and the Lane Brothers: The Untold Story of a Publishing Revolution. He has a PhD from Monash University.
Stuart Kells is an author based in Australia. He has a PhD from Monash University. He is also an antiquarian books authority and runs Books of Kells which issues fine and rare book catalogues and exhibits at book fairs. His own books include Rare: A life among antiquarian books and Penguin and th...
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