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Book cover of Temples of Knowledge: Art and Science, with the grand interior of the Mafra National Palace Library, Portugal. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Temples of Knowledge: Art and Science, with the grand interior of the Mafra National Palace Library, Portugal. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Temples of Knowledge: Art and Science, with the grand interior of the Mafra National Palace Library, Portugal. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Temples of Knowledge: Art and Science, with the grand interior of the Mafra National Palace Library, Portugal. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Temples of Knowledge: Art and Science, with the grand interior of the Mafra National Palace Library, Portugal. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Temples of Knowledge: Art and Science, with the grand interior of the Mafra National Palace Library, Portugal. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Temples of Knowledge: Art and Science, with the grand interior of the Mafra National Palace Library, Portugal. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Temples of Knowledge: Art and Science, with the grand interior of the Mafra National Palace Library, Portugal. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.

Temples of Knowledge

Art and Science

By (author) Alberto Manguel
By (author) António Filipe Pimentel
By (author) Stefano Salis

$96.00

  • Focus on unknown but beautiful libraries and manuscripts
  • Featuring many beautiful and full-page photographs
Full Description

“The library is a group of objects (significant for the transmission of knowledge) that a group of people identifies as fundamental in their existence, their identity and their future, despite the transitory nature of time and the irreversible race towards oblivion that we are all forced to run”.
Journalist and writer Stefano Salis, states that at the beginning of his text. It opens this volume, that retraces the history of libraries and their transformation into temples of knowledge, underscoring the almost sacred beauty of some of these buildings, and follows the evolution of the concept of book, library and librarian. The text by art historian António Filipe Pimentel focuses on Portuguese libraries. Last but not least, Alberto Manguel describes the ups and downs of his personal library, establishing a connection with the universal history of libraries. Stunning photographs by Massimo Listri, portraying the most beautiful and picturesque rooms and ambiences of historic libraries, with a particular focus on Portuguese ones, complete the volume.

Specifications
Publisher
Franco Maria Ricci editore
ISBN
9791280294173
Published
4th Oct 2023
Binding
Hardback
Territory
USA & Canada
Size
11 in x 12 in
Pages
168 Pages
Illustrations
89 color
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