The Book at War : Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict Painting & art manuals More than architectural biographies

More than architectural biographies

Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with friends

Illustrations throughout

which is inspired by vintage colour palettes

we fail to see it for what it is: something more fragile that has had to be constantly remade and reasserted

The Book at War : Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict Painting & art manuals More than architectural biographiesAuthor: Pettegree, Andrew Literary studies: general Published on 1 August 2024 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom. Paperback 480 pages, 16PP section colourb&w integrated images 129 x 198 x 32 398g 'Rich, authoritative, and highly readable [a] tour de force' David KynastonChairman Mao was a librarian. Stalin was a published poet. Evelyn Waugh served as a commando before leaving to write Brideshead Revisited. Since the advent of modern warfare,