The Library

Jonathan Glancy wrote an article for BBC Culture "Temples of books: The world’s most beautiful libraries".
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20131113-the-most-spectacular-libraries. The slide show at the link shows beautiful libraries around the world.  
He mentions a new book The Library by James W. P. Campbell & Will Pryce published last month.

 

Click on the book cover to see list the publisher's information,

including a 30 second book trailer.   

 

‘In a lavish tribute to the architecture of libraries, the culture of learning and our ever-changing relationship with the written word from ancient to medieval modern, this great book is itself a rich library’- Saga Magazine