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This series of photos ISN'T from the store - this is what my home is like, even the kitchen & bathroom. Lots of them have been read and are saved for reading again, many more are on my to-do list.
I love books!
Actually, that's not quite true as I follow a daily Bible reading scheme using a program on my Palm Pilot but the assorted theological volumes underneath were large enough to make a good support and I thought Eccl 12:12 ("... the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.") was rather ironic for a bookworm like myself.
Criminology Library (Radzinowicz Library). University of Cambridge.
Copyright: libraries@cambridge
Credit: Rachel Marsh
As the shelves empty and the library closes its doors, we all file through and mourn the silence.
Leica M6 with Canon 35mm f2 LTM
Ilford Delta 3200
Developed in Kodak Xtol
Scanned on Epson V500
Cleaned and tweaked in Photoshop CS3
As the shelves empty and the library closes its doors, we all file through and mourn the silence.
Leica M6 with Canon 35mm f2 LTM
Ilford Delta 3200
Developed in Kodak Xtol
Scanned on Epson V500
Cleaned and tweaked in Photoshop CS3
I'm not sure why I keep my GNB with these others, possibly because of the colours but possibly also to stop them getting faded by the sun.
Ths Guiness Book of Records is from 1930-something & I found it in a charity shop, it's odd to think how much has changed since then.
The Sprauve Library had a a decent number of computers - some of which were donated by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.