Description: Building for Books: Traditions and Visions / Bibliotheken Bauen Susanne Bieri and Walther Fuchs Birkhauser, 2001. Hardcover with dustjacket, 528 pages; essays in English, German and French; green silk bookmark sewed in. most texts are in English as well as one other language, either German or French. Written to accompany an exhibition celebrating the opening of the renovated National Library in Berne in April 2001. The first part consists of 8 essays illustrated in black and white. Here the high points in library history are evoked and analysed: from the library in Alexandria to ladies' book collections in the Middle Ages, from the treasures of the Baroque era and the Boullees Bibliotheque Royale to Aby Warburg's library. Also considered are the great National libraries, and the modern library as a source of information. The second part contains visionary designs for how the library of 2020 might look, contributed by the young Swiss architects: Robert Briccola, Conradin Clavuot, Galletti & Matter, Christian Kerez, Miller & Maranta, Schar & Smolenicky, smarch Stucheli & Mathys, Jens Studer. CONTENTS: Traditions -- Libraries in the ancient world, with special reference to Ancient Egypt, Jan Assman Women and the written word in medieval Switzerland, Jeffrey F. Hamburger The library and its books -- human nourishment, Werner Oechslin Boullée seeks "cosmic scale" for his library, Adolf Max Vogt On the Warburg humanities library, Dorothée Bauerle-Willert Libraries and their people, Jean Roudaut The modernity of the Swiss national library, 1798-2001, Walther Fuchs Datascapes : Libraries as information landscapes, Anna Klingmann Different libraries, Thomas Huber Visions -- Bonnard & Woeffray VS -- Roberto Briccola TI -- Conradin Clavuot GR -- Galletti & Matter VD -- Christian Kerez ZH -- Miller & Maranta BS -- smarch : Stücheli & Mathys & Waldvogel BE -- Jens Studer ZH -- Building materials Condition: Very good condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Binding solid and strong, hinges very good. The pages are clean and bright. Jacket protected by a mylar cover. I will wrap and pack your purchase with care and ship promptly. I will combine shipping. Bin 2 _gsrx_vers_1653 (GS 9.7.5 (1653))
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Author: Susan Bieri, Walther Fuchs
Book Title: Building for Books: Traditions and Visions / Bibliotheken Bauen
Language: English, German, French
Topic: books, libraries, Architecture, library science, book collecting
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Birkhauser
Genre: Art & Culture, Modern & Contemporary, collecting, architecture
Publication Year: 2001
Features: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Type: monograph
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Edition: First Edition
Intended Audience: Adults
