{"product_id":"simplifying-my-library","title":"Simplifying My Library","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis visual essay was created by Federico Antonini by combining various images that are linked through the theme of backward shelving – the defunctionalizing practice of positioning books in bookcases with the backs facing the wall and the counter-back (or fore edge) towards the observer. This trend has gained in popularity in recent years with furniture sellers as a way to avoid copyright infringements or complaints of surreptitious advertising. From there it has spread to the fashionable realm of home décor that leans towards a superficial minimalism. But in reality, this practice has a much older and deeply rooted history in publishing, something which Antonini relates here. [publisher's note]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Every Edition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57357771440468,"sku":"A8B-30675","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/Scan_20220525_102820.jpg?v=1790812976","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/simplifying-my-library","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}