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@klaus_mogensen wrote: I give you the Copenhagen University Library. 350369.501.jpg421x550 70 KB Read full topic

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@GilbertWham wrote: It's only wee, but here's the nicest library in the Toon:http://www.litandphil.org.uk/index.shtml Read full topic

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@NathanHornby wrote: Along with a massive yacht, a fancy-ass library is right up there with my lottery-win purchases. Not that I play the lottery. Read full topic

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@JonasEggeater wrote: I just want to know how the hell that photographer got into my house... Read full topic

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@technogeekagain wrote: LemoUtan: Can anybody say what the content of one of these books is likely to be, chosen at random? For some libraries you can make a better guess than others, based on knowing...

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@technogeekagain wrote: Speaking of libraries: Just in case anyone isn't aware of it, the MIT Science Fiction Society's library catalog is on line, and can be a great resource for checking who wrote a...

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@knoxblox wrote: Just so you know, I'm available for commission if anyone wants the ceiling of their library painted. Read full topic

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@LemoUtan wrote: Sorry - I posed the question insufficiently well. I meant something independent of any particular library. Similar to the nationality of a human being chosen at random from the...

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@GilbertWham wrote: LemoUtan: 'What is the most likely subject matter of a library book' Murder or romance. Read full topic

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@LemoUtan wrote: Ah, but do you actually know that? I suppose it might be 'romance' in its broadest sense. I believe my original question germane simply because of the 'exquisite' in the title. The...

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@GilbertWham wrote: I was mainly being glib for effect, but you might be onto something there. Especially if you include marriage registers. The Lit & Phil, in the link I posted earlier of...

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@LemoUtan wrote: That's fine. Glib's OK. You're exactly right about the Lit & Phil. There's a whole downstairs section devoted to monarchical paperwork. Just the other day I was looking through...

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@simonize wrote: If this interests you you might check out a copy of https://www.amazon.com/dp/0965004554?tag=boing05-20 Fewer photos, but a nice history of book shelving nonetheless. Read full topic

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@LemoUtan wrote: Is there a library book containing a list of all books not found in any library? Read full topic

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@GilbertWham wrote: You from the Toon, like? Read full topic

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@LemoUtan wrote: Indeed. Read full topic

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@jerwin wrote: James Campbell: "The Mafra Palace Library in Mafra, Portugal is at 88 meters the longest Rococo monastic library in the world. Sadly the original designs are lost but we think it would...

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@jerwin wrote: An example Fantastically rare instantiation; commonplace data. Read full topic

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@GilbertWham wrote: Small world, eh? Small town too, really. The cows in the middle of it are a dead giveaway for that, mind Read full topic

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@technogeekagain wrote: LemoUtan: Is there a library book containing a list of all books not found in any library? If not, such a book should include itself. Read full topic

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@technogeekagain wrote: LemoUtan: Can anybody say what the content of one of these books is likely to be, chosen at random? Hm. Actually, this also depends on how far one stretches the definition of...

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@GilbertWham wrote: My dear fellow, that's practically yesterday... Read full topic

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

@technogeekagain wrote: I'm very aware of that. "In the US, a hundred years is a long time. In the UK, a hundred miles is a long distance." Read full topic

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@Kaneda_Jones wrote: One of the thumbnails used here is of a library that appears to be the inspiration for a fight game level in Soul Caliber 2 although being punchy punchy in such a place is doing...

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Photos of "the world's most exquisite libraries"

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