{"product_id":"libraries-9781909399105","title":"Libraries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Stunning\" The Guardian (UK). \"Magnificently illustrated\" The Sunday Independent (UK) Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. So said the iconic Ray Bradbury  and indeed history as we know it begins with the invention of the library. Libraries is a visual exploration of how cultures around the world have responded to the impulse to protect and interact with the written word; for the story of the human experience is told not only in the books on a librarys shelves  but also in its architecture. Lavishly illustrated with stunning photography  readers are invited into the most ornate libraries  lauded universities and innovative design works on earth; the mannerist and the ultra-modern  the opulent and the austere. As libraries and their architecture continue to evolve at breakneck speed  Libraries captures the particular atmosphere of hushed reverence evoked by these cornerstones of society. Foreword by Bjarne Hammer from Schmidt hammer lassen architects  who have an international reputation for high-profile cultural buildings  including libraries in Sweden  Denmark  Scotland and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45656249630773,"sku":"ByrdShop_1909399108","price":45.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781909399105.jpg?v=1781967545","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/libraries-9781909399105","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}