diff --git a/python/placement.py b/python/placement.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a229624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/placement.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+
+
+def print_shelf(shelf, title=None):
+	# Discover the dimensions of the shelves
+	cols = len(shelf)
+	rows, cell_height, cell_width = 0,0,0
+	for col in shelf:
+		rows = max(rows, len(col))
+		for cell in col:
+			if len(cell) > 0:
+				cell_height = max(cell_height, len(cell))
+				cell_width  = max(cell_width,  max([len(str(item)) for item in cell]))
+
+	# Define format strings used to generate output
+	title_width  = (cell_width+2)*cols
+	title_pre    = " "*( title_width/2 )
+	title_post   = " "*( title_width - title_width/2 )
+
+	format_line  = (("+-" + "-"*(cell_width+2))*cols + "+\n")
+	format_title = ("|"  + title_pre + "Hylle %s" + title_post + "|\n")
+	format_cell  = "|  %s%s "
+	format_endl  = "|\n"
+
+	# Pretty-format the shelf in an ugly way
+	output = []
+	output.append(format_line)
+
+	if title:
+		output.append( format_title % title )
+		output.append( format_line )
+
+	for j in xrange(0, rows):
+		for k in xrange(0, cell_height):
+			for i in xrange(0, cols):
+				try:
+					content = str(shelf[i][j][k])
+
+				except:
+					content = ""
+					
+				spacing = " "*(cell_width-len(content))
+				output.append( format_cell %(content, spacing) )
+
+			output.append(format_endl)
+	
+		output.append(format_line)
+	
+	# Send the result to stdout
+	print "".join(output)
+	
+
+
+def print_all_shelves():
+	for shelfname in Placement.get_all_shelves():
+		print_shelf(Placement.shelf_as_list(shelfname), title=shelfname)
+
+
+def print_shelf_cmd(shelfname):
+	if shelfname:
+		print_shelf(shelfname, title=shelfname)
+	else:
+		print_all_shelves()
+
diff --git a/python/worblehat.py b/python/worblehat.py
index b6c7bef..ccf507c 100755
--- a/python/worblehat.py
+++ b/python/worblehat.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from util import *
 import getopt
 import sys
 import search
+import placement
 
 def show_book_or_person(ids, commit_format=False, tmp_file=False):
     for id in ids:
@@ -86,7 +87,11 @@ commands = { 'show':
              'edit':
              { 'args': [('ids', (1,None))],
                'options': [],
-               'fun': edit_book_or_person }
+               'fun': edit_book_or_person },
+	     'map':
+	     { 'args': [('shelfname', (0,1))],
+	       'options': [],
+	       'fun': placement.print_shelf_cmd }
              }
 
 flags = { 'commit_format':