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De Bibliotheek : Hoogtepunten Uit De Wereldgeschiedenis (2013)

by James W.P. Campbell(Favorite Author)

4.44 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Thoth

review 1: Lots of beautiful photographs but the actual text is slightly problematic. Syntax is occasionally jarring and terms are often not defined (prepare to Google for unfamiliar things); once the author said something would be explained "below" and it never was - I have assume he meant in one of the photograph captions. I would also have loved line drawings or plans of each library - it was hard to situate each library within its surroundings because I didn't have knowledge of the site. I also thought it was strange that no photographs of the Round Reading room of the British Library nor any photographs or discussion of the current Library near St Pancras (aside from the Yorkshire storage facility) were included. The Harvard Library system was only briefly menti... moreoned.
review 2: Not only a really fantastic book to look at, with is abundance of pictures of old and modern libraries, but also a balanced resumé of the history of library-architecture. The focus is on the history of the building, but indirectly you also get a lot of information about the evolution of books and of libraries themselves. From now on I look in a different way when I enter a library: the position bookcases and tables, the distribution of space, the illuminance, all have their own background! less

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