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100 1  Laubier, Guillaume de. 
240 10 Bibliothèques du monde.|lEnglish 
245 14 The most beautiful libraries in the world /|cphotographs 
       by Guillaume de Laubier ; text by Jacques Bosser ; 
       foreword by James H. Billington ; translated from the 
       French by Laurel Hirsch. 
260    New York :|bHarry N. Abrams,|c2003. 
300    247 pages :|bcolor illustrations ;|c29 x 30 cm 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (page 246). 
505 0  Vienna, Austria, National Library of Austria -- Admont, 
       Austria, The Benedictine Abbey Library of Admont -- Ulm, 
       Germany, The Monastic Library at Wiblingen -- Metten, 
       Germany, The Benedictine Abbey Library of Metten -- Wiemar,
       Germany, The Herzogin Anna Amalia Library -- Rome, Italy, 
       The Vatican Library -- Florence, Italy, Riccardiana 
       Library -- Paris, France, The Mazarine Library -- Paris, 
       France, The Institute Library -- France, Paris, The Senate
       Library -- Chantilly, France, The Cabinet des Livres of 
       the Duc d'Aumale -- Saint Gall, Switzerland, The Abbey 
       Library of Saint Gall -- Oxford, England, Bodleian Library
       -- Cambridge, England, Wren Library, Trinity College -- 
       Manchester, England, The John Rylands Library -- Dublin, 
       Ireland, Trinity College Library -- Prague, The Czech 
       Republic, The National Library -- San Lorenzo del Escorial,
       Spain, The Library of the Royal Monastery of El Escorial -
       - Mafra, Portugal, The National Palace Library in Mafra --
       Boston, United States of America, Boston Athenaeum -- 
       Washington, D.C., United States of America, The Library of
       Congress -- New York, United States of America, The New 
       York Public Library -- Saint Petersburg, Russia, National 
       Library of Russia. 
520    Here, for the first time, architectural photographer 
       Guillaume de Laubier takes the reader on a privileged tour
       of twenty-three of the world's most historic libraries, 
       representing twelve countries and ranging from the great 
       national monuments to scholarly, religious, and private 
       libraries: the baroque splendor of the Institut de France 
       in Paris; the Renaissance treasure-trove of the 
       Riccardiana Library in Florence; the majestic Royal 
       Monastery in El Escorial, Spain; the hallowed halls of 
       Oxford's Bodleian Library; and the New York Public Library,
       a Beaux-Arts masterpiece. Also included are the smaller 
       abbey and monastic libraries - often overlooked on tourist
       itineraries - each containing its own equally important 
       collections of religious and philosophical writings, 
       manuscripts, and church history. Through color photography
       one can marvel at the grandeur of the great public 
       libraries while relishing the rare glimpses inside 
       scholars-only private archives. 
650  0 Library buildings. 
650  0 Library architecture. 
650  0 Libraries. 
650  0 Library buildings|vPictorial works. 
650  0 Library architecture|vPictorial works. 
650  0 Libraries|vPictorial works. 
650  0 Library decoration|vPictorial works. 
650  7 Library decoration|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00997707 
650  7 Libraries.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00997341 
650  7 Library architecture.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00997633 
650  7 Library buildings.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00997647 
650 17 Bibliotheekgebouwen.|2gtt 
650 17 Bibliotheekinrichting.|2gtt 
655  7 Illustrated works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423873 
655  7 Pictorial works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423874 
655  7 Illustrated works.|2lcgft 
700 1  Bosser, Jacques. 
700 1  Hirsch, Laurel,|etrl. 
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