Paperback, 636 pages
English language
Published Nov. 12, 2003 by Perennial.
Patience & fortitude
wherein a colorful cast of determined book collectors, dealers, and librarians go about the quixotic task of preserving legacy
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In "Patience and Fortitude," Nicholas Basbanes takes us through his discoveries of some of the greatest libraries of the world--from Alexandria to Glastonbury--and then on to the Vatican,Wolfenbüttel, and erudite universities.
Subjects
- Books -- History.
- Books and reading -- History.
- Book collecting -- History.
- Libraries -- History.