A mega photo post of libraries from around the world, many quite overwhelming both for their physical beauty and for our knowledge of their noble purpose. The Loker Reading Room at Widener is included, but we were especially enthused to spy in the photo of the Riggs Library at Georgetown what looks like a complete set of the Loeb Classical Library, as well as its cousin the I Tatti Renaissance Library ...
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30 March 2009
Awesome photos of the world's great libraries
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