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The Library

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First published: 2021
Pages: 484

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The Library is an informational work by Andrew Pettegree that seeks out the interesting and multifaceted history of libraries. The book tells readers about the collectors and benefactors who shaped the world’s magnificent collections, traces the ebb and flow of literary preferences, and uncovers the serious offenses committed in the quest for rare manuscripts.

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Andrew Pettegree

Andrew Pettegree is a historian of books and media whose research follows how texts are produced, collected, circulated, and sometimes lost. He co-wrote The Library with Arthur der Weduwen, another historian at the University of St Andrews. Basic Books published the work under the fuller title The Library: A Fragile History.

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