An edition of Patience and Fortitude (2001)
Patience & fortitude
a roving chronicle of book people, book places, and book culture
By Nicholas A. Basbanes
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Publish Date
2001
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
eng
Pages
662
Description:
In "Patience and Fortitude," Nicholas Basbanes takes us through his discoveries of some of the greatest libraries of the world--from Alexandria to Glastonbury--and then on to the Vatican,Wolfenbüttel, and erudite universities.