A guide to the great collections of The British Library. Illustrated throughout in colour, it is an introduction to some of the world's most magnificent books and manuscripts, from The Lindisfarne Gospels to Magna Carta, The Diamond Sutra and The Gutenberg Bible.
Nicolas Barker was deputy keeper at the British Library for twenty years and has been editor of The Book Collector since 1965.
Nicolas Barker was deputy keeper at the British Library for twenty years and has been editor of The Book Collector since 1965.