{"product_id":"libraries-candida-hfer-9783791385617","title":"Libraries: Candida Hfer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis striking book shows the worlds most beautiful libraries through Candida Hfers mesmerizing photographs.  No one photographs spaces quite like Candida Hfer and no one has captured better the majesty  stillness  and eloquence of libraries. Traveling around the world  Hfer shows the exquisite beauty to be found in order  repetition  and form--rows of books  lines of desks  soaring shelves  and even stacks of paper create patterns that are both hypnotic and soothing. Photographed with a large-format camera and a small aperture  these razor-sharp images of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York  the Escorial in Spain  Villa Medici in Rome  the Hamburg University library  the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris  and the Museo Archeologico in Madrid  to name a few  communicate more than just the superb architecture. Glowing with subtle color and natural light  Hfers photographs  while devoid of people  shimmer with life and remind us again and again that libraries are more than just repositories for books. Umberto Ecos essay about his own attachment to libraries is the perfect introduction to an otherwise wordless  but sublimely reverent journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665810907189,"sku":"ByrdShop_3791385615","price":81.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783791385617.jpg?v=1782408155","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/libraries-candida-hfer-9783791385617","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}