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Duchess Anna Amalia Library, Weimar, Germany, 2004.

Abbey Library of Saint Gall, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 2001.

Above: Villa Medici, Rome, 2001. Top: Cappuccini Redentore Library, Venice, 2003.

Austrian National Library, Vienna, 2003.

Above: Saxon State Archives, Dresden, Germany, 1999. Top: National Library of Ireland, Dublin, 2004.

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In September, Prestel will publish a new edition of German photographer Candida Höfer’s Libraries, featuring striking images from literary spaces across the world

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From Candida Höfer Libraries (Prestel, 2019), by Candida Höfer. Photography © 2019 by Candida Höfer.

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