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It's not your father's library

02 Dec 2021

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Send us a textEveryone has seen the coffee table book of the world's most beautiful libraries but what about the books in the library?  Join me in discussion with Professors Andrew Pettegree and Arthur Der Weduwen authors of the  The Library: A Fragile History by Basic Books. as we talk about the history of collections, the people who collect books, and why human knowledge is such a fragile thing.  Are books a thing of the past to be replaced by smart phones and ereaders? You will be surprised to learn the answer. This is a magnificent opus of a work covering the span of Western history seen through the eyes of book collectors. A great Christmas gift idea for any  history or bibliophile buff. You can find Basic books  https://www.basicbooks.com/You can find Andrew Pettegree https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/andrew-pettegree(340dbf3b-538e-4134-bcac-812a85351014).htmlYou can find Arthur Der Weduwen https://www.arthurderweduwen.com/You can find me on twitter @MicheleMcAloon1

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