Elegant Libraries

Sophisticated library interiors filled with shelves of old books, highlighting a blend of classic architecture and cozy reading spaces.

Located just south of the town of Bergerac, is the Chateau de Monbazillac, dating from the 16th century.

Shelves with old books, library of the Allgemeine Lesegesellschaft Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

In the monastery library, the library hall in the Strahov Praemonstratensian Monastery, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Shelves with old books, library of the Allgemeine Lesegesellschaft Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

France, Bourgogne franche comte, cote d'or department (21), Commarin, Commarin castle

Located just south of the town of Bergerac, is the Chateau de Monbazillac, dating from the 16th century.

BIBLIOTECA DEL MUSEO CERRALBO - FINALES DEL SIGLO XIX. Location: MUSEO CERRALBO. MADRID. SPAIN.

Shelves with old books, library of the Allgemeine Lesegesellschaft Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

In the monastery library, the library hall in the Strahov Praemonstratensian Monastery, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Interior View, Staircase, Picton Reading Room, Central Library, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Europe

library, peter house college new extension to computer room

Bookshelves lining the walls of the library in Cardiff Castle.

Paris, France. Le Marais, 3rd Arrondissment. Local Jewish synagogue. (Editorial Use Only)

MUSEUM SALVADOR. Collection of works of the botanist Joan SALVADOR BOSCA (1598-1681). Partial view of a room. Botanical Institute of Barcelona. Catalonia.

Shelves with old books, library of the Allgemeine Lesegesellschaft Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

Europe, Belgium, Antwerp. The Great Library of a prominent family of Antwerp printers and publishers, at the Plantin-Moretus Museum

France,Ile-de-France,Chantilly,Chateau de Chantilly,The Library Room

France,Ile-de-France,Chantilly,Chateau de Chantilly,The Library Room

Interior view, Library, Klosterneuburg Abbey, Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, Austria

BIBLIOTECA GENERAL/ VISTA DE LOS ARMARIOS QUE CONTIENEN FONDOS DE LA ACADEMIA. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA LENGUA-INTERIOR. MADRID. SPAIN.

The small library in the Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum, Antwerp, Belgium

library, peter house college main reading room to display

Bookshelves with old books in the 17th century Great Library at the Plantin-Moretus Museum, Plantin-Moretusmuseum, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Interior of the City Library, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Monk at the library at Maria Laach abbey, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Interior view, Library, Klosterneuburg Abbey, Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, Austria

Vittoriale of Room of the Lily, by Unknown, 1921 - 1923, 20th Century, Unknow. Italy, Lombardy, Gardone Riviera, Brescia, The Vittoriale. Detail. Vittoriale Room of the Lily organ books bookshelf.

Printing shop in the Plantin-Moretus Museum, Plantin-Moretusmuseum about 16th century printers, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

BIBLIOTECA. Location: MONASTERIO DE SAN SALVADOR DE LEYRE. Leyre. NAVARRA. SPANIEN.

USA, District of Columbia. Library of Congress, interior of the Reading Room

SALON-LIBRERIA. Location: FUNDACION RODRIGUEZ ACOSTA. GRANADA. SPANIEN.

BIBLIOTECA GENERAL/ VISTA DEL LEGADO ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ MOÑINO-MARIA BREY. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA LENGUA-INTERIOR. MADRID. SPAIN.

Shelves with old books, library of the Allgemeine Lesegesellschaft Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

Palacio Nacional de Mafra or National Palace of Mafra, interior view, Mafra, Portugal, Europe

Historic circular Picton Reading Room inside Liverpool Central library, city of Liverpool, England, UK completed 1879

LIBRO DE JUEGOS EXPUESTO EN SU VITRINA. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-EDIFICIO. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. PHILIP II OF SPAIN.

Europe, Poland, Gdansk, lobby of the European Solidarity Center museum

Interior view of the book cube, extension of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Interior view, Library, Klosterneuburg Abbey, Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, Austria

Chambre du Depute Chamber of Deputies Palais Bourbon, Paris, France Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863 French)

Library, Franciscan Catholic School Sant Francesc, 1952, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Library, Civico Museo Sartorio with original 19th century living quarters of the family and museum gallery, Trieste, harbour town on the Adriatic, Friuli, Italy, Trieste, Friuli, Italy, Europe

JUN 19, 2011 Serengeti, Tanzania - Luxury African Safari lodge reading room interior with old vintage leather armchairs under warm light and antique books decoration

Residenz Ellingen residence, Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen district, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Interior view of the library at Maria Laach abbey, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

SALON-LIBRERIA. Location: FUNDACION RODRIGUEZ ACOSTA. GRANADA. SPANIEN.

Library, Duino Castle, with spectacular sea view, private residence of the Princes of Thurn und Taxis, Duino, Friuli, Italy, Duino, Friuli, Italy, Europe

Decorative Wooden Arches and Ceiling Detail, Livraria Lello in Porto

Casino of Murcia, Spain. Precious wood bookshelf part of the interior design of the famous heritage building.

Philosophical Hall in the library of the Strahov Monastery, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Münster, Constitutional Court for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, foyer with glass library

Holztreppe in der Bibliothek Metropolitan Ervin Szabo Library in Budapest, Ungarn 1132500043

Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in study library with lighted lamps and large desks

Offices of the SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH at their former address, Adam & Eve Mews, Kensington, London : part of the Archives Date: 1987

Interior view, vestibule, Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra, Portugal, Europe

Interior with large bookshelves with book collections in the University Library of Leuven, Louvain, Belgium, Europe

Interior view of the book cube, extension of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Library, Mikulov Castle, Nikolsburg, Mikulov, Jihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic, Europe

Paris, France. Grand reading room of the Richelieu Library, featuring ornate ceilings and rows of historic books. (Editorial Use Only)

France. Paris. 6th district. Mazarine Library. Reading room

Showcases with coins and tokens on the library plates with a view of hall HG-2.17. .

France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees Atlantiques (64), Basque country, province of Labourd, Hendaye, Abbadia castle, the library

Philosophical Hall of the library, Strahov Abbey, Czech Republic, Europe

Coimbra, Portugal. Quinta das Lagrimas. Interior old library.

Golspie, United Kingdom - 25 June, 2022: interior view of the library in Dunrobin Castle

Galería de las Exposiciones, Vista lateral. Archivo General de Índias, Sevilla. Author: Herrera, Juan de, architect.

Salem, 134 Essex Street, Plummer Hall, 1856, interior , Athenaeums, Halls, Books. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Interior view of the book cube, extension of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Interior of the Gibraltar Garrison Library in Gibraltar, which is a British Overseas Territory, located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.

royal society of arts library with decorated ceiling (restoration unfinished)

Innenraum der ehemaligen Musikalienhandlung Bard und Mor, Kossuth Lajos utca 4, Bí la Lajta 1902 heute Antiquariat // Interior of the former Bard and Mor Music Store at Kossuth Lajos utca 4, Bí la Lajta 1902 today bookshop *** Interior of the former Bard and Mor Music Store at Kossuth Lajos utca 4, Bí la Lajta 1902 today bookshop Interior of the former Bard and Mor Music Store at Kossuth Lajos utca 4, Bí la Lajta 1902 today bookshop

Interior of the City Library, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Osgoode Hall Great Library, ornate ceiling, columns, desks and chairs, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Portugal, Porto on 2022-05-06. Illustration of tourism and daily life in the city of Porto. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Portugal, Porto le 2022-05-06. Illustration de tourisme et de vie quotidienne dans la ville de Porto. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Ireland, Dublin, Trinity College, Old Library building, Long Room, books

Madrid, January 19, 2009. Report on the annual count of the National Library's funds. In the image Sala Cervantes, place where the map thefts were committed. Photo: © IGNACIO GIL.....archdc.

The library inside the church of San Francesco, Brazil, South America

Interior of the University Library (Wittevrouwenstraat 11) in Utrecht: Grote Zaal.

France, Paris, 75, 9th district, Passage Jouffroy, Librairie du Passage, Art books.

Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland, Greene´s Bookshop on Clare Street

Interior, Stadsbiblioteket (City Library), Vasastan, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Forgiver of sins

Madrid, 09/10/2015. Interior of the Madrid Athenaeum. Photo: Ernesto Acute Archdc.

BIBLIOTECA GENERAL/ESTANTES CON LIBROS Y FICHERO DE OBRAS DE REFERENCIA. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA LENGUA-INTERIOR. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Prunksaal, center of the old imperial library inside the Austrian National Library. Vienna Austria

Casa Loma's library, Toronto, Canada

Duchess Anna Amalia Library, Rococo Hall, interior view, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

France, Auvergne Rhone Alpes, Ain department (01), Bourg en Bresse, the pharmacy of Hotel Dieu

Interior, Bust, Book, Library, Abbotsford House, Melrose, Scotland, Great Britain

The Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, 28 Portman Square, London: the Library with shelves of medical ceramics. Photograph, n.d. c. 1954.

Vittoriale of Room of the Lily, by Unknown, 1921 - 1923, 20th Century, Unknow. Italy, Lombardy, Gardone Riviera, Brescia, The Vittoriale. Detail. Vittoriale Room of the Lily organ books bookshelf.

Toledo, December 1989. El Cigarral de Menores, property of Gregorio Marañón.

Remodeled interior of Buckler building, view from upper to ground floor. Longwall Library, Oxford, United Kingdom. Architect: Wright & Wright Architects LLP, 2016.

El Ateneo library, former Grand Splendid theater from the beginning of the 20th century, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Shelves with old books, library of the Allgemeine Lesegesellschaft Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

Duchess Anna Amalia Library, Rococo Hall, Classical Weimar, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

SALA DE LECTURA DE LA BIBLIOTECA DEL SENADO CONSTRUIDA EN 1882 EN HIERRO FORJADO EN ESTILO NEOGOTICO INGLES. Author: Emilio Rodríguez Ayuso. Location: SENADO-BIBLIOTECA-EDIFICIO. MADRID. SPAIN.

Library, Mikulov Castle, Nikolsburg, Mikulov, Jihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic, Europe

USA, California, Santa Barbara. County Courthouse interior. (Editorial Use Only)

Showcases with coins and tokens on the bordes in the library. .

BIBLIOTECA ANTIGUA-DETALLE-ESTANTERIA LLENA DE LIBROS. Location: UNIVERSIDAD BIBLIOTECA. SALAMANCA. SPAIN.

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