Alex Johnson is part of the online team at Britain's Independent newspaper, and a few years ago he started a blog, Bookshelf, devoted entirely to how we store our books. "This was an early moment ...

Specifications of ABOUT SPACE Open Book Shelf Book Storage Display Rack. Mounting type: Floor mount. Shape: Rectangular. Number of shelves: 9. Dimensions: 47D x 21W x 141.2H cm ...

But before book, there were scrolls, and that’s where Mari’s story starts. As it turns out, for a great deal of their history, shelves were much more haphazard than they are today.