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Una historia ilustrada

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An edition of The Library: An Illustrated History (2009)

Bibliotecas

Una historia ilustrada

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El libro hace un repaso a la historia de las bibliotecas, desde su aparición en Asiria hasta la actualidad. Habla tanto de bibliotecas privadas como de bibliotecas públicas, así como del movimiento bibliotecario que hubo a principios del siglo XX. La edición de La Esfera de los Libros Incluye numerosas fotografías y grabados.

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Language
Spanish
Pages
394

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Libraries, Pictorial works, History, History of libraries, Bibliotecas, Obras ilustradas, Historia, Historia de las bibliotecas, Libraries, history, Books and reading

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The Library: An Illustrated History
Dec 03, 2019, SKYHORSE, Skyhorse
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Bibliotecas: Una historia ilustrada
2014, La Esfera de los libros
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The Library: An Illustrated History
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The library: an illustrated history
2009, Skyhorse Pub.
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Library: An Illustrated History
2009, Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
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Edition Notes

Incluye ilustraciones, índice y bibliografía (pp. 391-394).

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Madrid
Translation Of
The Library: An Illustrated History
Translated From
English

Contributors

Translator
José Miguel Parra
Introduction
Donald G. Davis, Jr.
Foreword
Nicholas A. Basbanes

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Format
Tapa blanda con solapa
Pagination
394 p.
Number of pages
394

ID Numbers

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OL25652109M
ISBN 13
9788490602195
Biblioteca Nacional de España Depósito Legal
M. 25656-2014

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In this remarkable story, Stuart A.P. Murray traces the elaborate history of the library from its very beginnings in the ancient libraries of Babylon and Alexandria to some of the greatest contemporary institutionsthe Royal Society of London, the Newberry Library, the Smithsonian, and many others. Illustrated with 130 rich color photos, readers can follow the fascinating progress of the institution we now know today as the library. - Publisher.

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