National Library of Australia - Gateways

ISSN 1039-3498 | no. 59| October 2002


TREASURES
FROM THE WORLD'S GREAT LIBRARIES

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Treasures from the World's Great Libraries catalogue cover

This beautiful illustrated, full-colour publication tells the story of the National Library of Australia's centenary gift to the nation, the exhibition Treasures from the World's Great Libraries. The exhibition catalogue presents an extraordinary sample of the cultural treasures to be found in libraries and archives including The British Library, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, The New York Public Library and the Library of Congress, the National Library of China, the Jewish National and University Library, Israel, and the National Library of Australia. Featured items include a copy of the Gutenberg Bible, printed c.1455, Cook's Endeavour Journal, the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, a Dead Sea Scroll and handwritten manuscript by Jane Austen, Albert Einstein, Jules Verne, Charles Dickens and others.

Featuring over 150 treasures from 24 countries, Treasures from the World's Great Libraries traces the story of civilisation and celebrates the role of libraries as collectors of the recorded memory of humanity.

ISBN 0 642 10739 4; 192 pp; pb, 240 x 306 mm, colour illustrations;
RRP A$34.95; Overseas RRP A$31.77

On the cover:
Guillaume de Lorris (fl.1230)
Details from Le Roman de la rose (The Tale of the Rose) c.1350
Courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits

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