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Photo: Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen
I found this amazing shot over at Weisheng’s photostream. There’s an article on this bookstore, which is located inside a former Dominican church in Maastrichtthe, over at De Zeen. The same shop also...
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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...
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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,...
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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.
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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...
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Photo: Stream of Books
This is exactly what it would look like in the instant after someone set off a bomb in my bedroom… or if my books decided they’d gotten feed up with their captivity and went on a rampage. On one hand,...
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Photo: Camping in the Library
If I ever took up a hobby as rustic as camping, this is exactly what it would look like. Seriously, am I the only one here with childhood fantasies of living in a library/bookstore?
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Photo: Book Bunker
If I ever design a super-bunker to ride out the apocalypse, this is exactly what it would look like. Except, maybe I’d have a few aisles’ worth of Oreos stacked about. I wouldn’t survive very long,...
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Photo: John Rylands Library
If I lived anywhere near the John Rylands Library, I think that I would periodically sneak in just to check if it weren’t secretly a wizard school… then, I think I would accuse of them being a...
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Photo: Bookstore
I can’t find any mention of where this photo was taken or even who originally took it, but it looks very professional. I’d love a print of this on my wall. Source: We ♥ It
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Photo: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
This is a shot of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto, the largest repository of publicly accessible rare books and manuscripts in Canada. Among the collection’s items are...
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Photo: Old Bookstore Passage
This is an amazing shot, but I’m not sure where it was taken. If anyone has any clue, drop me a line. Update: This does indeed seem to be Galerie Bortier in Brussels. Thanks to JLA_be! Source: Nada...
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The United States’ Most Beautiful Libraries – Must see libraries, whether you...
Back in July 2009, I posted a photo gallery of The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries, mainly for my own gratification. If you think about it, even if you are one of the many online students in distance...
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