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The Private Library: The History of the Architecture and Furnishing of the Domestic Bookroom

Reid Byers

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Description:A history of the architecture and furnishings of the domestic library, from around 2,400 BCE to the presentThe Private Library is the domestic bookroom: that quiet, book-wrapt space that guarantees its owner that there is at least one place in the world where it is possible to be happy. The story of its architecture extends back almost to the beginning of history and forward toward a future that is in equal parts amazing and alarming.In this book, Mr. Byers examines with a sardonic eye the historical influences that have shaped the architecture of the private library, and the furnishings, amenities, and delightful anachronisms that make the mortal room into what Borges so famously called Paradise.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Private Library: The History of the Architecture and Furnishing of the Domestic Bookroom. To get started finding The Private Library: The History of the Architecture and Furnishing of the Domestic Bookroom, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 540

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2021

ISBN: 1584563885

Description: A history of the architecture and furnishings of the domestic library, from around 2,400 BCE to the presentThe Private Library is the domestic bookroom: that quiet, book-wrapt space that guarantees its owner that there is at least one place in the world where it is possible to be happy. The story of its architecture extends back almost to the beginning of history and forward toward a future that is in equal parts amazing and alarming.In this book, Mr. Byers examines with a sardonic eye the historical influences that have shaped the architecture of the private library, and the furnishings, amenities, and delightful anachronisms that make the mortal room into what Borges so famously called Paradise.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Private Library: The History of the Architecture and Furnishing of the Domestic Bookroom. To get started finding The Private Library: The History of the Architecture and Furnishing of the Domestic Bookroom, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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