Rotunda reading room (theology and political science) at Bibliotheca Albertina Leipzig. In the mainly whitewashed room, a sea-green glass ceiling above a row of arched windows with dark portraits of scholars in a row below. Some bookshelves and doorways visible in the lower third of the image.
Rotunda writing - Albertina edition.
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A medieval scribe writes with a quill at his desk. White lines on green/dark grey . Detail of a Sgraffito by Heiner Vogel at the German national library, Leipzig. See https://blog.dnb.de/wissensspeicherung_12/ for more info.
An ancient and a medieval scribe write on tablets and at the desk, respectively. Below, a man works at a printing press. White lines on green/dark grey. Detail of a Sgraffito by Heiner Vogel at the German national library, Leipzig. See https://blog.dnb.de/wissensspeicherung_12/ for more info.
Onwards! Summer #writing at the comfortably cool German national library, passing fabulous Sgraffito art (Heiner Vogel). Annalena Metz has more on the art in this building, see alt text!
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A large group of colorful, opened umbrellas on the floor of the library foyer
Umbrella art @ ThULB Jena!
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"Libraries have never been just about books. These are community hubs, places to connect and discover."
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