A bookcase also called a bookshelf, is a piece of furniture with horizontal shelves, often in a cabinet, used to store books or other printed materials. Bookcases are used in private homes, public and
Composite columns of a bookshelf from the Bibliothèque Mazarine (Paris)
Household bookshelf arranged by color
Bookcase in the Tianyi Chamber, the oldest extant library in China
A 12th-century illustration of a revolving bookcase for Buddhist scriptures as depicted in Li Jie's architectural treatise the Yingzao Fashi
A book is a written work of substantial length created by one or more authors. They can be distributed in various forms such as printed books, audiobooks, and electronic books. Books are broadly class
Bookcase
…A bookcase also called a bookshelf, is a piece of furniture with horizontal shelves, often in a cabinet, used to store books or other printed materials. Bookcases are used in private homes, public and university libraries, offices, schools, and bookstores. Bookcases range…
The Gutenberg Bible, published in the mid-15th century, was one of the first books to be printed using the printing press.
Jiahu symbols written on tortoise shells, such as the eye symbol in the bottom-right, are regarded as a form of proto-writing
Clay tablets from the library of Ashurbanipal
Book of the Dead of Hunefer; c. 1275 BC; ink and pigments on papyrus; 45 × 90.5 cm; British Museum (London)