Items matching libraries

Bookcases and Desks

In the Library of the University of Leyden, from a print dated 1610[modern spelling: Leiden]“It will be observed [...] that those who consulted the books were obliged to stand.” (p. 130)Two Dutch scho [...]

Keywords: books, old books, pictures of books, libraries

Places shown: Leiden; The Netherlands

Added: 2005-02-06

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Chained Library in Wimborne Minster.

A library room with glass display cabinets in the middle of walls lined with shelves of chained books. “In a room of the eastern tower of Wimborne Minster, Dorsetshire, is an important collection of c [...]

Keywords: old books, pictures of books, books, libraries

Places shown: Wimborne; Dorset; England

Added: 2005-02-06

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Bookcase

In the Library, Hereford Cathedral “So far as we have been able to discover there are only three collections of books in England now attached to the shelves by chains, namely ‘The Chapter Library in H [...]

Keywords: books, old books, pictures of books, libraries, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Hereford; Herefordshire; England

Added: 2005-06-01

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