5/5
[ stop the slideshow ]

Desk in the library at Zutphen

Desk in the library at Zutphen.jpg Bookcases in the library of the University of LeidenThumbnailsBookcases in the library of the University of LeidenThumbnailsBookcases in the library of the University of LeidenThumbnailsBookcases in the library of the University of LeidenThumbnailsBookcases in the library of the University of LeidenThumbnails

One example at least of these fittings still exists, in the library attached to the church of S. Wallberg, at Zutphen in Holland. This library was built in its present position in 1555, but I suspect that some of the fittings, those namely which are more richly ornamented, were removed from an earlier library. Each of these desks is 9 feet long by 5 feet 6 inches high; and, as you will see directly, a man can sit and read at them very conveniently.