This light-hearted celebration of the wonder of libraries ranges from great national collections such as the US Library of Congress to the tiniest mobile libraries. Its wealth of facts, figures and curious anecdotes include library rules, cataloguing systems, philanthropic donors, the most borrowed authors, writers’ libraries, lost libraries, the Vatican’s secret library, and even a library of smells.
What can be found in the Vatican's Secret Archive? How many books did Charles Darwin's library aboard the Beagle hold? Which library is home to a colony of bats?
Bursting with potted histories, quirky facts and enlightening lists, this book explores every aspect of the library, celebrating not only these remarkable institutions but also the individuals behind their awe-inspiring collections.
From the ancient library at Alexandria to the Library of Congress in Washington DC, A Library Miscellany explores institutions both old and new, from the university library to that of the humble village. It opens the door to unusual collections such as herbaria, art libraries, magic libraries and even the library of smells, and charts the difficulties of cataloguing books deemed to be subversive, heretical, libellous or obscene.
Packed with unusual facts and statistics, this is the perfect volume for library enthusiasts, bibliophiles and readers everywhere.
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