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The Secret Hallways

Posted in Libraries, Literature, Photos on October 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I’ve had the privilege of being surrounded by books for most of my life. And for the last six-seven years I’ve been paid to enjoy that privilege. One of the places I’ve worked was the National Gallery of Denmark which as a research institution of course has a library. It’s an old library and it [...]

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The Library in Violet Alley

Posted in Libraries, Photos on January 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I have for some time been contemplating doing a series of posts about libraries. I have spent a good deal of my time in libraries as a student, as part of my work, and as daughter of a librarian. Libraries can be marvellous and they can be terribly depressing. I will mostly be describing the [...]

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On the Janiculum

Posted in Day-to-day, Libraries, Literature, Photos on September 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

On Thursday this week I went to the American Academy to have a look at some books from their large library. The collection is centred on classical studies, history of art and architecture and has about 135.000 volumes (compared to the 25.000 volumes of the Danish Academy).

The American Academy in Rome
I was kindly received by [...]

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