Stacks in the Long Room
The Long Room, Old Library, Trinity College, Dublin. Built in 1712-1732 as a single-level reading room. In 1860, the roof was raised to allow the barrel-vaulted ceiling and upper-level stacks to be constructed. The collection of busts of literary and philosophic figures began in 1743.
The bookstacks, arranged in bays, are called Stalls and are lettered. A type of fixed location notation. Single letter Stalls are on the North side, double letters on the South side.
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Stacks in the Long Room
The Long Room, Old Library, Trinity College, Dublin. Built in 1712-1732 as a single-level reading room. In 1860, the roof was raised to allow the barrel-vaulted ceiling and upper-level stacks to be constructed. The collection of busts of literary and philosophic figures began in 1743.
The bookstacks, arranged in bays, are called Stalls and are lettered. A type of fixed location notation. Single letter Stalls are on the North side, double letters on the South side.
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