Новинки Джеймса Кэмпбелла

Самая известная и полная книга, рассказывающая историю библиотек как архитектурных объектов по всему миру. Богато иллюстрированный рассказ о возникновении и развитии книг от начала письменности и до наших дней. Книжные собрания всегда служили способом демонстрации культуры и образованности их владельцев. Каждая эпоха и культура формировала их так, чтобы они отражали приоритеты своего времени и рассказывали историю самой цивилизации. В какой-то момент слово «библиотека» стало означать не только сами книги, но и здания, где они находятся. В своей высшей форме библиотека — настоящее произведение искусства, сочетающее в себе живопись,…

Ambitious and wide-ranging, this is the first single volume to tell the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world and from the beginnings of writing to the present day. In its highest form the library is a total work of art, combining painting, sculpture, furniture and architecture. From their designs for the libraries of ancient Rome to those of the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, architects have sought to outdo each other by producing ever more spectacular settings.

The author and photographer have travelled the globe, documenting some eighty libraries. Architectural historian James Campbell contributes an authoritative and highly readable account accompanied by photographs by Will Pryce, one of the world’s leading photographers of interiors and architecture. Arresting and technically flawless, his photographs are both lucid and deeply atmospheric.

Marvellously illustrated with spectacular, specially taken photographs, this totally original architecture book - the first ever comprehensive study of brick - is at once an historical account of how bricks have been employed by architects of every period, a technical survey of brickmaking and bricklaying, and an essay in architectural and cultural history. The authors have applied their expert visual and technical knowledge to more than one hundred themes, from bricks in ancient Egypt to their distinctive use by such modern masters as Louis Kahn, Alvar Aalto and Renzo Piano.

Works of engineering - viaducts, tunnels and bridges - are given prominence alongside great cathedrals and country houses, temples and mosques, testifying to the incredible versatility and importance of bricks and brickwork. An illustrated glossary detailing the technical terms and various construction and bonding methods.
The book with 600 illustrations, 570 in color.