Archive for Books
Photo: Book Desk

I would happily build a house for myself using this method, if only I could find a climate dry enough that it would be reduced to paper mache. Still, I hold out hope that one day my coffin might look something like this…
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Photo: Reading in the Forest

I love it, but I can’t help but wince at the sight of all those books outside.
Photo: Inside a Toronto Library

When I’m navigating through random snaps of libraries that aren’t mine, I often wonder why no one has ever created a library labyrinth. Sure, it would be a pain in the ass to find something specific, but just imagine how much fun it would be to wander in a maze while you were browsing for some new literary treasure to get lost in?
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The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries
I make no secret of the fact that I’m a hardcore bibliophile, but we’re a common enough lot these day. And the one sight that always makes me linger over a webpage is rows and rows of neatly organized books. So, in an effort to draw more like-minded read here to my little blog, I decided to round-up a gallery of photos of some of the most beautiful libraries I’ve ever seen photos of. Enjoy.

Abbey Library St. Gall in Saint Gallen, Switzerland
Photo Credit: Gerda Steiner & Jorg Lenzlinger.

The Astronomy Library of the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands
Photo Credit: (Erik)
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