Editor’s note: Artist Ann Hamilton’s installation ‘aeon’ has been extended and will remain on display in Mansueto Library through Sunday, Dec. 15. During a visit to the University of Chicago, visual ...

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There may be a room with the rarest books in the world somewhere under Moscow. We are discussing ancient Chinese texts. Lost works by Virgil and Cicero. Manuscripts from the Library of Alexandria.

"Where's the library?" It's not the first question most travelers to a great city ask. But it was the question President Richard Nixon asked of his host, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, as their ...