Libraries are so much more than collections of books. They are archives of knowledge, spaces of study, sources of inspiration and connection. Among the world’s most universal and democratic places, they are also outstanding icons of architecture that represent the societies that built them.
Temples of Books celebrates the world’s oldest and grandest shrines to the written word, as well as new and tiny ones: from baroque palaces to micro-libraries made of recycled plastics, and the unlikely ones in between.
Looking at the diverse architecture of global libraries throughout the ages, Temples of Books goes further and explores the very idea of libraries themselves. This is a book about the beauty of books, a book for book lovers and for those who believe in
the power of ideals.
Authors:
gestalten & Marianne Julia Strauss
Release date:
January 2022
Format:
24 x 30 cm
Features:
Full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 304 pages
ISBN:
978-3-96704-024-1
Marianne Julia Strauss is a German travel writer who turned her curiosity into a job. For ten years, she has roamed the world writing about the good things in life, covering love and motorcycles, books, bars and everything in between. Her first book,
Do You Read Me?, published by gestalten, surveyed the most inspiring and independent bookshops around the world.
This book has been printed in Germany.
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