EAN: 9781788163439

THE LIBRARY - ARTHUR DER WEDUWEN ANDREW PETTEGR...

LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWN    A SUNDAY TIMES
NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR    'Timely ... a long and engrossing survey of the library' FT   
' A sweeping  absorbing history  deeply researched' Richard Ovenden  author of Burning the
Books    Famed across the known world  jealously guarded by private collectors  built up over
centuries  destroyed in a single day  ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes or filled with
bean bags and children's drawings - the history of the library is rich  varied and stuffed full
of incident.  In this  the first major history of its kind  Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der
Weduwen explore the contested and dramatic history of the library  from the famous collections
of the ancient world to the embattled public resources we cherish today. Along the way  they
introduce us to the antiquarians and philanthropists who shaped the world's great collections 
trace the rise and fall of fashions and tastes  and reveal the high crimes and misdemeanours
committed in pursuit of rare and valuable manuscripts.

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