Книги. Всемирная история библиотек

Аннотация:

The most famous and full book telling the history of libraries as architectural objects around the world. A richly illustrated story about the emergence and development of books from the beginning of writing to this day. Book meetings have always served as a way of demonstrating the culture and education of their owners. Each era and culture formed them so that they reflect the priorities of their time and tell the history of civilization itself. At some point, the word "library" began to mean not only the books themselves, but also the buildings where they are. In its highest form, the library is a real work of art, combining painting, sculpture, interior and architecture. From the projects of the first libraries of Ancient Rome to the National Library in Paris, architects sought to surpass each other, creating new and more impressive buildings. Architecture historian James Campbell and one of the world's leading photographers of interiors and architecture Will Price traveled the entire globe and shot 82 iconic libraries in the world. They managed to make a deep, but simple and exciting description, and photographs impeccable from a technical point of view fascinate their clarity and atmosphere. For whom this book: For everyone who is interested in history, architecture and art. For all lovers of books and interiors intended for their storage. From the author: The library is not just a place where books are stored. For centuries, the importance of reading and training was emphasized in the design of buildings of the greatest libraries. Such buildings became symbols of culture - for individuals, for institutions or even entire nations. This book first tells the full history of their development, from libraries of ancient Mesopotamia to lost libraries of classical civilizations, medieval monastery libraries, luxurious libraries in the style of rococo and monumental libraries of our time. The book shows that the evolution of their architecture displays the changing attitude of mankind to the written word and that the libraries have always and everywhere were considered not dusty storages of documents, but by symbols of culture and civilization. The library is a place where the imagination lives, and imagination is a form of game. This is a game of mind. Libraries can return us to childhood or transferred to imaginary worlds. In our book, we have shown that humanity has created an incredible variety of spaces where you can read, think, dream and praise knowledge. While people value these things, they will continue to build suitable buildings for them. Whether books will still be stored there, whether they will still be called libraries, time will tell.