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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Temples of Books: Magnificent Libraries Around the World

Temples of Books: Magnificent Libraries Around the World

Strauss, Marianne Julia
Gestalten

Hardcover

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Publisher Price: $69.00

ISBN10: 3967040240
ISBN13: 9783967040241
Publisher: Gestalten
Published: Mar 29 2022
Pages: 288
Weight: 4.45
Height: 1.30 Width: 9.50 Depth: 12.00
Language: English
In 2016, the world's oldest existing library reopened in Fes, Morocco. It opened for the first time in the 9th Century. These shrines to the written word date back even further, and continue to be built today. They're a place where some of the oldest written texts are preserved and some of the newest technology connects visitors with vast amounts of knowledge. Libraries are changing, but, as places that are fundamentally free and open to all, they're also staying the same. Temples of Books explores the most stunning examples, but it also explores how varied the idea of a library can be. It can be a grand Baroque hall with leather-bound tomes or a mid-century masterpiece, but it can just as easily be a few shelves in a repurposed phone booth.

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