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Massimo Listri: The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries Hardcover – May 25, 2023

Multilingual Edition by Elisabeth Sladek (Author), Georg Ruppelt (Author), Massimo Listri (Photographer)
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From the mighty halls of ancient Alexandria to the coffered ceilings of the Morgan Library in New York, human beings have had a long, enraptured relationship with libraries. Like no other concept and like no other space, the collection of knowledge, learning, and imagination offers a sense of infinite possibility. It’s the unrivaled realm of discovery, where every faded manuscript or mighty clothbound tome might reveal a provocative new idea, a far-flung fantasy, an ancient belief, a religious conviction, or a whole new way of being in the world.

In this new photographic journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest libraries to reveal their architectural, historical, and imaginative wonder. Through great wooden doors, up spiraling staircases, and along exquisite, shelf-lined corridors, he leads us through outstanding private, public, educational, and monastic libraries, dating as far back as 766. Between them, these medieval, classical, baroque, rococo, and 19th-century institutions hold some of the most precious records of human thought and deed, inscribed and printed in manuscripts, volumes, papyrus scrolls, and incunabula. In each, Listri’s poised images capture the library’s unique atmosphere, as much as their most prized holdings and design details.

Featured libraries include the papal collections of the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Trinity College Library, home to the Book of Kells and Book of Durrow. With meticulous descriptions accompanying each featured library, we learn not only of the libraries’ astonishing holdings—from which highlights are illustrated—but also of their often lively, turbulent, or controversial pasts. Like the Franciscan monastery in Lima, Peru, with its horde of archival Inquisition documents.

At once a bibliophile beauty pageant, an ode to knowledge, and an evocation of the particular magic of print, this compact edition of our best-selling XXL-title is above all a cultural-historical pilgrimage to the heart of our halls of learning, to the stories they tell, as much as those they gather in printed matter along polished shelves.

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    978-3836593816
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Bibliophiles, rejoice! In this rapturous photographic journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest libraries to celebrate their architectural and historical wonder. From medieval to 19th-century, from private to monastic, this is a cultural-historical pilgrimage to the heart of our halls of learning and the stories they tell.

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From the mighty halls of ancient Alexandria to the coffered ceilings of the Morgan Library in New York, human beings have had a long, enraptured relationship with libraries. Like no other concept and like no other space, the collection of knowledge, learning, and imagination offers a sense of infinite possibility.

Massimo Listri. The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries. 40th Ed.

It’s the unrivaled realm of discovery, where every faded manuscript or mighty clothbound tome might reveal a provocative new idea, a far-flung fantasy, an ancient belief, a religious conviction, or a whole new way of being in the world.

Massimo Listri. The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries. 40th Ed.

Featured libraries include the papal collections of the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Trinity College Library, home to the Book of Kells and Book of Durrow. With meticulous descriptions accompanying each featured library, we learn not only of the libraries’ astonishing holdings—from which highlights are illustrated—but also of their often lively, turbulent, or controversial pasts. Like the Franciscan monastery in Lima, Peru, with its horde of archival Inquisition documents.

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“An immersive volume that showcases the finest reading-rooms from around the globe.” ― Harper’s Bazaar

“Prepare to be transported to heaven on earth.” ― BBC

“Listri’s meticulous attention to minutiae and details is exquisite. One can practically smell the dust on these ancient books.” ― Artology

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Elisabeth Sladek studied Art History in Vienna, Classical Archaeology and Judaic Studies and wrote her dissertation at the Max Planck Institute in Rome. Her special field is the history of the Baroque art and architecture and she is an active researcher and teacher, among others in Vienna, Rome and Zurich. She also publishes regularly on the respective themes.



After studying history, German language and literature, education and philosophy, Georg Ruppelt gained his PhD with a doctoral thesis on Friedrich Schiller. He subsequently worked as a librarian, becoming deputy director of the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel in 1987, and director of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek in Hanover from 2002 to 2016. Ruppelt has published over 400 essays and 40 monographs on the subject of books, library science, and cultural history.



Massimo Listri, a Florence native, is a photographer renowned for his masterful architectural and interior compositions. Known for capturing the opulence and rich histories of palaces, libraries, and museums, his work has been featured in design magazines and, in collaboration with international publishers, been collated into over 70 books. He has photographed numerous notable sites, including the Vatican Library and the Palace of Versailles.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taschen America Llc; 40th edition (May 25, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Multilingual
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 510 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3836593815
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3836593816
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 1.38 x 8.54 inches
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  • LadyEvenstarr
    3.0 out of 5 stars Omitted a lot of libraries
    Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
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    This review is for the smaller, cheaper version. It was a nice size (almost textbook size or large paperback), but it omitted a lot of well known libraries. I ended up returning it and buying the coffee table book on libraries by Candida Höfer.
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    3.0 out of 5 stars Offensive Smell
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    This is a phenomenal book but the book (brand new) has a deeply offensive odor which makes it almost unbearable to keep around. It smells like strong paint and we’ve used bleaching agents on the outside hoping to “wipe off” whatever chemical has been applied but to no avail... Incredible photography and content inside but the smell makes it not worth it sadly
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    A present much appreciated by my Granddaughter
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Magnifique
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    Très bel ouvrage qui a été très apprécié.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely, divine!!!
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    Libro eccezionale! Non ho parole. Anche la consegna da parte del corriere dotato di buona volontà, grazie.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bonito, encuadernación preciosa.
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    Lo hemos comprado para el niño, que tiene tres años y, aunque no sabe leer, disfruta mucho viendo fotografías de libros. Este libro en particular le ha gustado muchísimo.
    Es un libro precioso. Sé que hay una edición más lujosa, pero ésta edición no tiene nada que envidiar. El libro está encuadernado en pasta dura, con marcapáginas de cinta y protegido por la última página, que envuelve a todas las demás, de modo que el libro queda recogido y elegante.
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