acommonreader.st
Jay Walker’s library Picture sourceGeek meets library A few weeks ago I linked to an article featuring beautiful libraries. This article features Jay Walker’s library, “about 3,600 square feet on three mazelike levels”. The Escher-like library is a beauty to behold, as well as the interesting works it contains: What gets him excited are things […]
Torturing Machiavelli again Of the few biographies I’ve read in the past decade, Niccolo’s Smile: A Biography of Machiavelli is one of my favorites. However, the above article at The New Yorker provides a lot on his life and a relatively balanced picture of Machiavelli before the predictable ending. Mrs. Woolf and the Servants Mrs. Woolf […]
Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont, Austria Librophiliac Love Letter: A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries Posted over a year ago but I just discovered it this week. I’m still working my way through all the pictures of these gorgeous libraries (and will have to pace myself to work through the site). How to explain […]