Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Are you a bookworm?



The Mazarine Library, Paris


Library of Melk Abby, Austria


St Gallen, Switzerland




Aren't these European libraries exquisite?
I can easily spend hours reading in these beautiful rooms

"The accumulation of books in these great historical libraries is beyond the imagination of any book lover", is how the photographer Ahmet Ertug describes these 'palaces of enlightenment.'

Images 1&5: Dust Jacket Attic

xx

4 comments:

  1. They are just fantastic, I would so love to drift quietly around one of these places, picking books here and there.

    xxx
    thank you so much for the link

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  2. What a magnificent post! I can definitely imagine losing myself for hours in any of these libraries. Especially The Mazarine Library in Paris.

    ~ Clare x

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  3. Hi Marina! Thank you so much for your lovely comment, and yes I am missing Rome so much! These libraries are absolutely stunning... and I always am reminded that I need to read much more! :)

    xo
    Rachel

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  4. They are incredibly beautiful! I must admit, I just adore books and libraries. We have a (somewhat small) library in our home and it is definitely the most inspiring room to visit -- thank you for sharing these...

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