Product Description: This beautifully illustrated hardback volume examines the nationally and internationally important holdings of the Library of the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin). The book not only celebrates the diversity of the works that the library curates, but it is also an exploration of: the nature and origins of the collections and artifacts, the people who have shaped and commented on them over the course of time, and the ways in which this major national resource has enhanced the understanding of Ireland, its people, and its place in the world...read more

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