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The Trinity College Library is indescribably impressive. It dates to 1592 and holds a copy of every book published in Ireland. The barrel vaulted Long Room is 213 ft. (84 m.) long, lined on two floors with more than 200,000 old leather-bound books reachable on ladders.
The first floor of the Long Room has marble busts of Irish writers and poets at the end of the rows.
At the end of the library there is a circular staircase leading to the second floor. In the basement of the library is the famous Book of Kells.
An opportunity presented itself to isolate the circular staircase against a wind to create a silhouette. The windows are covered with screens to prevent direct sunlight from damaging the books.
The Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript of four Books of the New Testament written in 800 A.D. This is a picture of an Arabic illuminated manuscript on display, as no photos are allowed of the Book of Kells, of course. They did allow Queen Victoria, however, to autograph the Book of Kells when she visited. Happy Reading Day! Go visit a library
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