Author : Nicolas Barker
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 27,19 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Library resources
ISBN : 9780712304092
In this highly-illustrated account, Nicolas Barker reveals the history of the British Library's treasure house of books and manuscripts. The Library's holdings cover collections spanning almost three millennia, from the establishment of the British Museum, which brought together the libraries of Sir Hans Sloane, Sir Robert Cotton and Robert Harley, first Earl of Oxford, to the foundation of the British Library in 1973 and to some outstanding acquisitions of the present day.
Author : Michael Leapman
Publisher :
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,3 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
As well as holding some of the world's most prized cultural treasures, the British Library is the repository of the nation's collective memory. Owing its origin to the generosity and far-sightedness of a handful of 18th-century scholars and booklovers, and built up over 250 years, the Library's very extensive collections--of books, manuscripts, maps, music, newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, stamps, and digital media--offer keys to the understanding of human achievement in literature, art, music, politics, journalism, exploration, and much else, from ancient times to the present day. In this highly illustrated book, Michael Leapman tells the Library's story, highlighting the most significant and beautiful items in its care, as well as exploring some of the lesser known, more surprising artifacts housed in its iconic building in the heart of London.
Author : Colin St. John Wilson
Publisher : London : British Library
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 36,88 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
"The British Library at St Pancras, the major public monument built in the United Kingdom in the 20th Century, opened to the public in April 1998. Professor Sir Colin St John Wilson has spent the greater part of his working life on the project from 1962 onwards when various schemes for a building adjacent to the British Museum were proposed, through to the completion phase of the present design." "This book reveals how Professor Wilson and his team responded to successive changes in the Brief, whilst determinedly maintaining a commitment to the very highest quality in all aspects of a building designed to last 250 years. Illustrated with many original drawings and specially-commissioned photographs, it will appeal to anyone interested in modern architecture."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Philip Parker
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,48 MB
Release : 2020-04
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780712352994
The British Library has one of the largest and most impressive cartographic collections in the world, including manuscript maps and atlases, administrative records and plans, large-scale surveys, and digital maps. From this rich resource, 100 fascinating examples ranging from world and city maps, celestial and sea charts, literary and statistical maps, curiosities and fake maps have been selected as the basis for this puzzle book. Each map is faithfully reproduced with a description of its creation and use, followed by details showing areas of particular interest. Readers are asked to scrutinize the maps to answer a series of historical and geographical questions, all the while enjoying new perspectives on the world we live in provided by our eclectic and extensive archive.
Author : Roger Stonehouse
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 10,96 MB
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 113580396X
In a series of interrelated essays, this book describes the British Library and the issues surrounding its design, construction, purpose and place in the architectural canon. Examining the experience of the building together with its form, these essays explore the ideas and aspirations behind its conception and its construction, offering insight into this striking, controversial, and stimulating building. For artists, architects and building professionals interested in the current debates concerning architecture and our culture, The Architecture of the British Library at St. Pancras is a stimulating read.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 17,19 MB
Release : 1971
Category : National libraries
ISBN :
Author : Matthew Goodwin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,59 MB
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1136665919
This book examines the recent development of the far right in Britain against the backdrop of changing public attitudes toward race and immigration in Britain. Focusing in particular on the British National Party (BNP) which has been the most electorally successful far right party in British history, the book examines the worrying rise in support for extremist and racist ideas.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 27,8 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Humanities
ISBN :
Author : Susan Barton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2048 pages
File Size : 27,54 MB
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1000562050
The British led the way in holidaymaking. This four-volume primary resource collection brings together a diverse range of texts on the various forms of transport used by tourists, the destinations they visited, the role of entertainments and accommodation and how these affected the way that tourism evolved over two centuries.Volume 1: Travel and Destinations Texts in this volume draw on accounts by early travellers, from short factual lists to longer subjective descriptions. Documents show how eagerly new forms of transport were adopted and how they gave rise to different leisure activities and new destinations. Methods of travel covered include: early road travel by horse or wagon, river travel via sail and steamships, railways, the safety bicycle, motorized transport (charabancs, coaches, buses, cars and bicycles) and finally, air travel.
Author : John Feather
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 12,80 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0415259010
This eagerly awaited new edition, has been fully revised and updated to take full account of the many and radical changes which have taken place since the Encyclopedia was originally conceived.
