Long Room Library
by Cindy Murphy
Title
Long Room Library
Artist
Cindy Murphy
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Photograph - Photograph
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Built between 1712 and 1732, the Long Room at Trinity College’s Old Library (Dublin Ireland) holds the collection’s 200,000 oldest books. The distinctive and beautiful barrel ceiling was added in 1860 to allow space for more works when the existing shelves became full. Marble busts of famous philosophers and writers line the central walkway of the nearly 200-foot-long room, created by sculptor Peter Schemakers beginning in 1743.
The enormous collection housed in the long room includes a rare copy of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic and the 15th-century wooden harp in the library which is the model for the emblem of Ireland.
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March 22nd, 2020
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