{"id":13512,"date":"2022-04-26T14:47:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=207198"},"modified":"2022-04-26T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:04:08","slug":"libraries-a-book-lovers-history","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/libraries-a-book-lovers-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Libraries: a book lover\u2019s history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Emily Briffett\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 26 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen delve into the history of libraries, from the humble book lover\u2019s private selection to the most lavish literary collections. In conversation with Emily Briffett, they explore the innovations and ideas that made libraries what they are today.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"&quot;wp-audio-shortcode&quot;\" id=\"&quot;audio-207198-1&quot;\" preload=\"&quot;none&quot;\" style=\"&quot;width:\" controls=\"&quot;controls&quot;\"><source type=\"&quot;audio\/mpeg&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/Libraries-b4c52da.mp3?_=1&quot;\"\/><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/Libraries-b4c52da.mp3&quot;\">https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/Libraries-b4c52da.mp3<\/a><\/audio><p><strong>Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen are the authors of<em> The Library: A Fragile History<\/em> (Profile Books, 2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/books\/the-library-a-fragile-history\/9781788163422&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\" noreferrer=\"\"><strong>Buy now on Bookshop.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Library-Fragile-History-Arthur-Weduwen-ebook\/dp\/B08SPSS6H2?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Buy now on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/the-library\/arthur-der-weduwen\/andrew-pettegree\/9781788163422&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\" noreferrer=\"\"><strong>Buy now on Waterstones<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emily Briffett Published: Tuesday, 26 April 2022 at 12:00 am Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen delve into the history of libraries, from the humble book lover\u2019s private selection to the most lavish literary collections. 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