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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Pettegree, Andrew, author.     Subjects     Libraries -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Pettegree, Andrew, author.       by title:      The library : a frag...         MARC Display

The library : a fragile history / Andrew Pettegree and Arthur Der Weduwen. by Pettegree, Andrew, author. New York : Basic Books, 2021. Subjects Libraries -- History. ISBN:  9781541600775 (hardcover) : 1541600770 (hardcover) : Description:  518 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm Edition:  First US edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  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 beanbags and children's drawings--the history of the library is rich, varied, and stuffed full of incident. In The Library, the first major work of its kind, historians Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen trace this extraordinary history, 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 technologies, ideologies, and tastes, and reveal the high crimes and misdemeanors committed in pursuit of rare and valuable manuscripts. Very often, they find, libraries flourish in the hands of their first owner, then waste away as collections that represented the values and interests of one generation fail to speak to the one that follows. Yet while collections themselves fall victim to damp, dust, moths, and bookworms, the idea of the library persists, as each generation makes--and remakes-- the institution anew. Beautifully written and deeply researched, The Library is essential reading for booklovers, collectors, and anyone who has ever gotten blissfully lost in the stacks.-- Publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aina Haina Public Library Adult Nonfiction 027.009 Pe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 027.009 Pe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 027.009 Pettegree Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 027.009 Pe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 027.009 Pe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 027.009 Pe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 027.009 Pe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 027.009 Pe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Thelma Parker Memorial P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 027.009 Pe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Wailuku Public Library Adult Nonfiction 027.009 Pe Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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