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Published: 2015-11-25 21:15:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 977; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 0
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The King's Library. Taken at the British Library in London.The collection's home is the six-storey King's Library Tower, designed specifically for the purpose by the building's architect Sir Colin St John Wilson (1922-2007). Many of the books are on view to visitors behind UV-filter glass which, together with the environmental control system, helps maintain appropriate light, temperature and humidity levels.
Behind the moveable bookcases containing George III's books, there is in fact another row of shelves containing a similar collection formed by Thomas Grenville (1755-1846) [see entry in the directory ofΒ Named Collections of Printed Materials]. The King's Library remains a working library, and throughout the day volumes are retrieved for readers working in the Rare Books and Music Reading Room.
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Great shot, you're very talented and capture interesting pictures 
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It is, it has the equivalent of eight floors beneath the ground floor, full of books! The book shelves are tight against the glass, and only move away from the glass edge when staff retrieve an item from the shelves. I was lucky to capture the man between the glass and shelves in this instance
Thanks again 
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This must be awesome to be there :3 I'd like to go in such a place only to sketch what I see!
You're most welcome, I think artists should be up to support each other.
"If you like it show it", it's as simple as this and everybody should do it!
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