About the book: With Massimo Listri's photos, you can discover the most beautiful libraries worldwide and follow him into the reading rooms of these architecturally and historically unique buildings. This compact edition of our XXL bestseller is a cultural historical pilgrimage to private and monastic libraries from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.
Biography: Massimo Listri, born in Florence in 1953, began his career as a photographer for art and architecture magazines. In collaboration with renowned international publishers, he has published over 70 photo books and has exhibited his works worldwide ever since.
Elisabeth Sladek studied Art History, Classical Archaeology, and Judaic Studies in Vienna and wrote her dissertation at the Max Planck Institute in Rome. She specialized in Baroque art and architectural history and is active in research and teaching, including in Vienna, Rome, and Zurich. She publishes regularly on these topics.
After studying History, German Studies, Pedagogy, and Philosophy, Georg Ruppelt earned his doctorate on "Friedrich Schiller in National Socialist Germany." After his studies, he began a career as a librarian, and after various positions, he became deputy director at the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel in 1987, and then, from 2002 to 2016, he was the director of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library in Hanover. Georg Ruppelt has published over 400 essays and 40 monographs on books and libraries, cultural history, as well as fictional and journalistic publications.
Pages: 512
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AUTHOR
AUTHOR: Massimo Listri
Elisabeth Sladek
Georg Ruppelt
First publication: 25/05/2023
Language of the book: Multilingual (English, French, German)
Edition: INT
ISBN: 978-3-8365-9381-6
Topics: Photography and Classics
Dimensions: 15.6 cm x 21.7 cm, Weight 1.16 kg
Der TASCHEN Verlag zählt zu den renommiertesten Kunst- und Bildbandverlagen weltweit. Mit einem vielfältigen Programm von Kunst, Fotografie, Design, Architektur, Mode, Film und Popkultur bis hin zu Sammlerwerken steht TASCHEN seit Jahrzehnten für höchste Qualität und außergewöhnliche Gestaltung. Gemeinsam mit COCOLI bietet der Verlag nun eine Auswahl an Coffee Table Büchern mit kleinen Schönheitsfehlern an, die Kunst- und Designliebhabern nachhaltigen Zugang zu inspirierenden Werken ermöglicht.
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- Material Paper
- Color White
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- Style Hygge
- Article Number 978-3-8365-9381-6
- Dimensions W 16cm x D 1cm x H 22cm
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- Listed on 22.09.2025
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