Cambridge University Library: The Great Collections - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521626471 ISBN 13: 9780521626477

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Cambridge University Library is one of the world's great research libraries. This book is a celebration of the treasures of the library by a group of eminent scholars. Chapters have been selected to illustrate the vast range of the library's collections from fourth century manuscripts to contemporary writers. Extensively illustrated with over two hundred photographs, many of them in color and published for the first time, this book offers a unique perspective on a remarkable institution.

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Book Description:

Cambridge University Library is one of the world's great research libraries. This book is a celebration of the treasures of the library by a group of eminent scholars. Chapters have been selected to illustrate the vast range of the library's collections from fourth century manuscripts to contemporary writers. Extensively illustrated with over two hundred photographs, many of them in colour and published for the first time, Cambridge University library: The Great Collections off ers a unique perspective on a remarkable institution.

Review:

'The book is splendidly produced. It is a credit to Cambridge University Press and is embellished with 241 illustrations, sixty-six of them in full colour.' David Vaisey, The Times Literary Supplement

'At a time when Australian universities and their libraries have seen significant reductions in funding and sporting heroes outrank cultural icons, it is heartening to see books like Cambridge University Library: The Great Collections.' Colin Steel, ANU Librarian

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0521626471
• ISBN 13: 9780521626477
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 237
• Editor: Fox Peter