Let’s celebrate this Holy day with a Holy Lookbook.
Here are some beautiful and inspirational libraries from
Holy locations all over the world.
Admont Abbey (Austria)
Familiar? I think Disney may have been inspired… 😉
Abbey library of Saint Gall (Switzerland)
A stunning and warm library. During a fire in 937, the Abbey was destroyed, but the library remained intact.
Waldsassen Abbey (Bavaria, Germany)
The intricate engraving work engulfing this library takes my breath away.
Westminster Abbey Library (United Kingdom)
The Library and Muniment Room houses the extensive and historic collections of books, manuscripts and archival material
Vorau Abbey Library (Austria)
There is something just absolutely magical about this library.
The Vatican Library (Rome)
Formally established in 1475, (although much older) it is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. It currently has 75,000 codices from throughout history, as well as 1.1 million printed books, which include some 8,500 incunabula.
Melk Abbey Library (Austria)
The Melk Library was orginially a palace. The library has two floors and around 80,000 volumes of priceless works.
Wiblingen Abbey Library (Germany)
Is this the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow..? I adore the beautiful vibrant colors of this library.
El Escorial Abbey Library (Spain)
The library was a Renaissance statement of power, majesty, prowess, and intellectual world leadership designed for both the preservation of the old (binding multiple cultural histories into a single Catholic Spanish culture) and discovery of the new.
Göttweig Abbey (Austria)
The wood work on this library and contrasting simplicity is gorgeous.
Einsiedeln Abbey Library (Switzerland)
The abbey is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, the title being derived from the circumstances of its foundation, for the first inhabitant of the region was Saint Meinrad, a hermit. I could very easily become a hermit myself with this as my haven!
I hope you enjoyed these beauties, have you ever visited an abbey library?
Amazing! That’s such a great post!
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Reblogged this on The Araneya Times and commented:
Wow! Check out these amazing libraries! Thank you Abbie xox
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Thank you! 🙂
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These very beautiful libraries!! The artwork in some are gorgeous!!!
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Yes!
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Such beautiful pictures. I could just put my bed in any one of those rooms and ever leave! The history!
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That’s a gorgeous idea, beautifully implemented. I once interned for a few months at the University of Salamanca’s Publishing House (Spain). The University has a beautiful, austere, general library. You might find the following of interest (in castellano):
https://bibliotecas.usal.es/en/biblioteca/general-historica
A couple of clickable photographs here:
https://bibliotecas.usal.es/en/node/1086/galeria
As in many countries, in Spain religion and learning were inextricably combined.
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Great photos of great libraries. Difficult to believe that these are real.
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I know what you mean.
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I especially liked the arched ceiling at the Göttweig.
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Me too, gorgeousness!
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Me too!
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I have been in Melk… and Iveould have loved to spend a couple of days in that library to study some of those old books!
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I would as well, never been but I imagine I would feel the same!
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Stunning buildings and artwork 🙂
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These are so beautiful! Such wonderful architecture paired with knowledge! Ahhhh. 🙂
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I know, what a magical combination! 🙂
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A beautiful combination
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These libraries are amazing. I have been to the one in Melk Abbey and it blew me away. I imagine this is what heaven would look like. (It makes an appearance in my next book, Amanda on the Danube – The Sounds of Music.)
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I agree, heaven has to be something similar, these libraries are our little preview. 🙂
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Quite beautiful and inspiring!
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Indeed they are! 🙂
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What a beautiful collection. I’m very temepted to design a trip for myself going from one of these beauties to another. I might never be heard of again though.
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One word- BEAUTIFUL 😀
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The perfect word. 🙂
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Wonderful post. The architecture is beautiful, even majestic. Time on hold. One can almost smell the books preserved here.
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It would be a divine experience for all the senses! 🙂
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You’re giving me ideas for a Traveling Theme, here. 🙂
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Around the book world in 80 days, that’s my dream trip! One day!
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My dream tour!
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I want to go visit them all!!
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Reblogged this on John's Notes and commented:
A list of impressive libraries to visit if you are in Europe.
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Wow, Such beauty!
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SO much!
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Yes!
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Instantly recognised Admont Library. As I have been born in the area, I once also took pictures of this impressive storage location for books. All those leather bound treasures, most of them handwritten and with lots of painted precios pictures or ornamental first paragraph letters.
Great post.
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Oh marvelous! My brain is drooling 🙂
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Long live old libraries. Only wish the wisdom and grace of Alexandria Library had not been lost in 415 AD. Gorgeous art and architecture in these photos!
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here here!
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WOW! Amazing photos. Thanks for this post. Womenlivinglifeafter50.com
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Reblogged this on Pen Scratches and commented:
Love this post from Café Book Bean! I could get lost in these libraries!
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🙂
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Reblogged this on my blog and commented: “Love this post from Café Book Bean! I could get lost in these libraries!”
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