Treasures from the World's Great Libraries

National Library of Australia, Canberra, 2002. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. This book tells the story of the National Library of Australia's centenary exhibition of treasures from great libraries of the world, including the British Library, the Library of Congress, the Bibliotheque Nationale, and the National Libraries of China and Japan. Highlights include a Gutenberg Bible, a Caxton Chaucer, a Dead Sea Scroll, an Albert Einstein manuscript, a Mozart score, and some extraordinary illuminated manuscripts. The book contains full-colour illustrations of many of the items in the exhibition and a commentary on each of them and their significance to the record of human civilisation, with information on the institutions lending the items. Profusely illustrated with reproductions in colour of the works that were exhibited for the centenary year. The book includes a bibliography and acknowledgements. There is no damage to describe. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 192 pages. No damage to describe. Clean tidy copy. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Books on Books; Library exhibits--Australia--Canberra; catalogue; ISBN: 0642107394. ISBN/EAN: 9780642107398. Inventory No: 0264817. . 9780642107398