{"id":224338,"date":"2024-03-12T16:36:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/?p=224338"},"modified":"2024-03-15T16:06:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:06:45","slug":"temples-of-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/temples-of-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Temples of Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>In this new photographic journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest libraries to reveal their architectural, historical, and imaginative wonder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-224333 img-responsive img-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/17461-massimo-listri-the-world-s-most-beautiful-libraries-40th-ed-91mq2dgsvol-sl1500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1115\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/17461-massimo-listri-the-world-s-most-beautiful-libraries-40th-ed-91mq2dgsvol-sl1500.jpg 1115w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/17461-massimo-listri-the-world-s-most-beautiful-libraries-40th-ed-91mq2dgsvol-sl1500-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/17461-massimo-listri-the-world-s-most-beautiful-libraries-40th-ed-91mq2dgsvol-sl1500-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/17461-massimo-listri-the-world-s-most-beautiful-libraries-40th-ed-91mq2dgsvol-sl1500-768x1033.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1115px) 100vw, 1115px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Featured libraries include the papal collections of the Vatican Apostolic Library, Trinity College Library, home to the Book of Kells and Book of Durrow, and the holdings of the Laurentian Library in Florence, the private library of the powerful House of Medici, designed by Michelangelo. With meticulous descriptions accompanying each featured library, we learn not only of the libraries\u2019 astonishing holdings\u2014from which highlights are illustrated\u2014but also of their often lively, turbulent, or controversial pasts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-224335 img-responsive img-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kentrikh-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kentrikh-13.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kentrikh-13-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kentrikh-13-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kentrikh-13-768x621.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-224329 img-responsive img-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/17457-massimo-listri-the-world-s-most-beautiful-libraries-40th-ed-91aiighljhl-sl1500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/17457-massimo-listri-the-world-s-most-beautiful-libraries-40th-ed-91aiighljhl-sl1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/17457-massimo-listri-the-world-s-most-beautiful-libraries-40th-ed-91aiighljhl-sl1500-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/17457-massimo-listri-the-world-s-most-beautiful-libraries-40th-ed-91aiighljhl-sl1500-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/17457-massimo-listri-the-world-s-most-beautiful-libraries-40th-ed-91aiighljhl-sl1500-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-224327 img-responsive img-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6738f0ac6c126c12e70e8483317d850b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6738f0ac6c126c12e70e8483317d850b.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6738f0ac6c126c12e70e8483317d850b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6738f0ac6c126c12e70e8483317d850b-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6738f0ac6c126c12e70e8483317d850b-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-224325 img-responsive img-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720f42306598b377d33b7e4bd3f614d9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720f42306598b377d33b7e4bd3f614d9.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720f42306598b377d33b7e4bd3f614d9-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720f42306598b377d33b7e4bd3f614d9-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720f42306598b377d33b7e4bd3f614d9-768x621.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-224323 img-responsive img-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4cd02303c55ffd5795b4bfb64f29b63c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4cd02303c55ffd5795b4bfb64f29b63c.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4cd02303c55ffd5795b4bfb64f29b63c-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4cd02303c55ffd5795b4bfb64f29b63c-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4cd02303c55ffd5795b4bfb64f29b63c-768x621.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Photos Courtesy of Taschen<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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