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Patience and Fortitude by Nicholas A. Basbanes · Booklabria

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First published: 2001
Language: English
Editions: 3

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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.

Subjects: History
Books and reading
Books
Libraries
Book collecting
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