Umberto Eco looks for a book in his private library

In this footage, Umberto Eco, the late professor and novelist, hunts down a book in his enormous private library. He knows where it is, but it takes a while to get there.

Eco's library contained 30,000 books and tended to separate visitors into two categories: 'those who react with 'Wow!

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