Bibliotecas brasileiras

This fine edition tells the history of the major Brazilian libraries, from the ecclesiastic to the public and private sectors, in addition to containing in its first chapter, a brief retrospect of the history of libraries in the world. Richly illustrated with photographic essays of libraries by Cristiano Mascaro, Jaime Acioli, Fernando Bueno and others, who along with the historic photographs help to understand how these repository of books were created and have developed over time.