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Treasures of the British Library
British Library
出版
British Library
, 2005
主題
Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General
ISBN
0712348905
9780712348904
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=GLQVAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
This is a revised edition of the indispensable guide to the great collections of the British Library. Illustrated throughout in colour, it is the perfect introduction to some of the world’s most magnificent books and manuscripts, from
The Lindisfarne Gospels
to
Shakespeare’s First Folio, The Diamond Sutra
, and
The Gutenberg Bible
. Some of the most famous of all documents, such as Magna Carta, have their own crucial place in history, while among the many thousands of manuscripts are to be found the earliest versions of the best-known works of English literature, from
Beowulf
to
Alice’s Adventures Underground
and
Finnegan’s Wake.
This handsome volume also covers some of the other items to be found within the collections, including papyri, historical maps, prints, photographs, sound recordings, and printed books from the earliest to the most recently produced. This is the definitive story of the collections, stunningly illustrated with over 40 colour and 190 black-and-white illustrations.
Country Life
says of
Treasures of the British Library
: "Beautifully illustrated, one could hardly have hoped for a better-conceived book."