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Trinity College Library Dublin
Trinity College Library Dublin: A History | Peter Fox
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This is the first comprehensive, scholarly history of Trinity College Library Dublin. It covers the whole 400 years of the Library's development, from its foundation by James Ussher in the seventeenth century to the electronic revolution of the twenty-first century. Particular attention is given to the buildings and to the politics involved in obtaining funding for them, as well as to the acquisition of the great treasures, such as the Book of Kells and the libraries of Ussher, Claudius Gilbert and Hendrik Fagel. An important aspect is the comprehensive coverage of legal deposit from the beginning of the nineteenth century, viewed for the first time from the Irish perspective. The book also draws parallels with the development of other libraries in Dublin and with those of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and features throughout the individuals who influenced the Library's development - librarians, politicians, readers, book collectors and book thieves.
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CrowCAH
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Had #BookClub with @VioletCavalier @hkapusta @WonderingGypsy ! They had recent travels and brought back #bookmark souvenirs!!! ☺️ 🔖

LeahBergen Awesome! 1y
julesG 😍 1y
CrowCAH @LeahBergen @julesG it‘s nice to be thought of while they were on vacation having a great time! 1y
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Merethebookgal
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I went on an amazing trip to Ireland last week, and this library was even more gorgeous in person 😍

wanderinglynn I love Trinity College Library. 💚 it is so gorgeous. 6y
youneverarrived It is beautiful 💙 6y
Nute WOW! That is beautiful. 6y
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bookishbitch
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Me and my friend Tracy at one of the most recognizable libraries in the world. Our husbands went to the Guiness factory. #priorities

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BeansPage
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Is this heaven? This is what heaven looks like right?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BookAholicCafe/permalink/1827344467382123/

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Gina
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Trinity College library in Dublin Ireland was founded 420 years ago. Oh the places I want to go...

Traci1 I could live here. If they let me. 7y
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Jas16
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The smell alone in the Long Room of the Trinity College Library was enough to make me swoon.

youneverarrived 😍😍 7y
BookMaven407 Wow! ❤️❤️ 7y
Leftcoastzen Isn‘t it amazing? Did you see the book of Kells? 7y
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Jas16 @Leftcoastzen I did. It was the first place I went after checking into my hotel. 7y
Leftcoastzen @jas16😃👍 7y
JazzFeathers That is a magical place 😍 7y
Redwritinghood 😍😍 7y
BarbaraBB Gorgeous 😍 7y
mcipher Wow! 7y
Suet624 I want to be there!!! 7y
Elizabeth_Chatsworth Lovely! 😍😍😍 7y
JaclynW I felt the same way walking in! I love this place!! 😍❤ 7y
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Books_Wine_Repeat
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My cousin has been visiting Ireland this week. He sent me this pic today of the Trinity College Library in Dublin. If I don't make it there before I die, I know where I want to haunt. 😛👻📚📚📚 #librarylove #dublin

Bookish_B I made it a point to visit there when I went to Ireland! It was as gorgeous as I wanted it to be! 8y
jmtrivera My cousin is visiting Ireland this week too! Must be that St. Paddy's Day calling to people! 8y
Johanna414 It's so beautiful! I accidentally got left behind by my group there when I visited a few years ago... didn't notice for like half an hour. 8y
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Books_Wine_Repeat @Bookish_B I bet!! He's sent me pics of his hotel etc, I'm like, no send me more pics of the library. 😛 @jmtrivera Right! ☘️ @Johanna414 But was it really an accident? I would've stayed behind. 😉 8y
booksandsympathy Just make sure you count the shadows. 8y
mllemay It's such an amazing space! Totally breathtaking. 8y
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tracy.anne8
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My #bookmarks are scattered about the house so I thought I would take a picture of my favorite one. Trinity College Library is on my bucket list. My parents went to Ireland last fall and one of the things they brought me was this bookmark from Trinity College. I never use it, just look at the pretty pictures on it. 😁 #riotgrams

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SweetMelissa
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that old book smell ... inhale

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RachelS89
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"In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them."

- Unknown (commonly attributed to Mark Twain)