Could he have been picturing a place of winding spiral staircases and precious manuscripts? Or an inspiring book-filled “living room” enjoyed by an …
Magnificent Libraries Around the World
Libraries are so much more than collections of books. They are archives of knowledge, spaces of study, sources of inspiration and connection. 'Temples of Books' by Marianne Julia Strauss celebrates the world’s oldest and grandest libraries, as well as new and tiny ones: from baroque palaces to micro-libraries made of recycled plastics, and the unlikely ones in between.
This journey to the grandest and most beautiful libraries of the world will make you fall in love with books all over again.
Repositories of knowledge, sites of learning, and sources of inspiration and connection, libraries are much more than collections of books.
Looking at the diverse architecture of libraries throughout the ages, Marianne Julia Strauss explores the societies that built these shrines to the written word
The world's greatest libraries look like temples of learning with massive collections of books and majestic decor featuring white and gold marble and …