Interiors: Duke Humfrey’s Library, part of the Bodelian Library, Oxford, UK.

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This magnificent reading room is the oldest part of what is now known as the Bodelian Library, itself one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It’s the intellectual centerpiece of Oxford University. Duke Humfrey’s Library is named for the Humfrey, the Duke of Gloucester, the youngest son of King Henry IV of England. Humfrey amassed a large collection of books and manuscripts, most of them translations of Greek and Roman texts. When he died in 1447 he d...