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Temples of Knowledge
Exceptional access to the world's finest libraries

From the mighty halls of ancient Alexandria to a camel bookmobile on the Kenyan-Somali border, 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...

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...

Der in Leipzig geborene Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), Universalgenie und globaler Denker, lebende Enzyklopädie und Architekt des modernen digitalen Zeitalters, wird im Allgemeinen mit der heutigen niedersächsischen Landeshauptstadt in Verbindung gebracht. In seiner Wahlheimat Hannover war er zwar als Hofbeamter 40 Jahre lang tätig, verbrachte aber seit 1691 einen nicht geringen Teil seiner Lebens- und Schaffenszeit in Wolfenbüttel, Salzdahlum und Braunschweig. Als Leiter der Herzoglichen Bibliothek und Hofrat der Wolfenbütteler Herzöge war er deren engster politischer,...