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Pre-Raphaelite murals in the library of the Oxford Union. (via teachingliteracy)

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The old stacks and balconies at Riggs Library, Healy Hall, Georgetown University. (by randomduck)

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Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Site Richelieu), Paris. This is the original of now six sites of the French National Library, heir of the royal library of France, itself dating back to 1368. Site Richelieu is dedicated to coins, stamps, maps, manuscripts, music, objects and prints, holding the rarest objects including first examples of human writing. Apart from the impressing oval reading room and many dedicated libraries, it is also a site for separate art galleries, hosting numerous exhibits throughout the year. (via parisincognito)

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Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The Real Gabinete Português de Leitura fits over 350,000 volumes in just one room. The interior of the room is four stories tall to allow for maximum shelf space, and also houses a small collection of sculptures, paintings, and coins. (photo by Wilson Santana)

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Bapst Library, Boston College (by thegreatgeekmanual)

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Convento de San Francisco Library, Lima, Peru (photo by ~nibor)

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(via bookoasis; by a lover’s discourse)

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A library in Hermitage of St. Bernardine, Stroud, New South Wales. The Hermitage is a group of Anglican Franciscan brothers of the world wide Society of Saint Francis. (Photo by Christopher John)

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The library at Trinity university in Dublin. (Photo by Sean Yates)

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Á la Bibliothéque du Château de Groussay. Built in 1815, The private library of the Château de Groussay is located in Montfort-l’Amaury, France. The Château was by the duchesse de Charest, a daughter of Louise Elisabeth de Croÿ-Havré, marquise de Tourzel, the governess of the royal enfants de France of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.