Long time LISNews readers get all excited this time of the year because they know they have a good chance of winning a Renaissance Library Calendar!
The Renaissance Library Calendar 2007 is now available.
The Library on the front cover of the calendar is the beautiful
St. Peter Monastery Library in St. Peter auf dem Schwarzwald,
Germany, which was constructed in the Rococo style by architect
Peter Thumb, and dates from 1752.
The Renaissance Library Calendar is in its 7th year. The
2007 edition contains libraries from eight countries –
Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal,
the United Kingdom and the USA.
Everyone who suggests a story between now and Friday is entered to win! We’ll be giving away a bunch, so you have many chances to win.
Long time LISNews readers get all excited this time of the year because they know they have a good chance of winning a Renaissance Library Calendar!
The Renaissance Library Calendar 2007 is now available.
The Library on the front cover of the calendar is the beautiful
St. Peter Monastery Library in St. Peter auf dem Schwarzwald,
Germany, which was constructed in the Rococo style by architect
Peter Thumb, and dates from 1752.
The Renaissance Library Calendar is in its 7th year. The
2007 edition contains libraries from eight countries –
Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal,
the United Kingdom and the USA.
Everyone who suggests a story between now and Friday is entered to win! We’ll be giving away a bunch, so you have many chances to win.The 12 historic and beautiful libraries featured in the
Renaissance Library Calendar 2007 are:
St. Peter Monastery Library, St. Peter auf dem Schwarzwald, Germany, 1752
Members’ Reading Room of The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1814
The Law Society Library, London, UK, 1832
The John Carter Brown Library, Providence, RI, USA, 1846
Ajuda Library, Lisbon, Portugal, 15th century
The Franciscan Monastery Library, Schwaz, Austria, 1507
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA, USA, 1812
The Bolton Library, Cashel, Ireland, 1730
Biblioteca Thysiana, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1653
Wiblingen Monastery Library, Ulm, Germany, 1744
The Feehann Memorial Library, Mundelein Library, Mundelein, IL, USA, 1929
The Uffizi Library, Florence, Italy, 1720s
Here’s a brief note about each of them (St. Peter Monastery – see above)
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, USA,is a member-supported special
collections library founded in 1814. It provides the Philadelphia
region with a resource of first resort on matters of architecture
and design history, particularly for the period 1800 to 1945.
The Law Society Library in London, UK, dates from 1832. This is a
members-only library for the legal profession and is not open to
members of the public.
The mission of The John Carter Brown Library, founded in 1846,
is to encourage scholarly research about early America from 1492
to circa 1825. Designed in the Beaux Arts style, the library has
been located at Brown University since 1901.
The Ajuda Library in Lisbon, Portugal, dates from the 15th century
and was originally the Royal Library. It has been located in the
Ajuda National Palace since 1880.
The Franciscan Monastery in Schwaz, Austria, was constructed
between 1507 and 1515, so is 500 years old next year. The library
was important to the brothers from the early days and its beautiful
portal dates back to 1508.
The American Antiquarian Society (1812) is the third oldest
historical society in the USA. Its mission is to collect, preserve,
and make available for study the printed record of what is now
the USA from first European settlement through the year 1876.
The Bolton Library in Cashel, Ireland, was founded and built as
a private library by Archbishop Bolton in the 1730s. The library
moved to its present home in the precincts of St. John the
Baptist’s Cathedral in 1837.
Biblioteca Thysiana in Leiden, the Netherlands, was founded at the
death of the young Leiden scholar Joannes Thysius in 1653. It is
the only Dutch 17th century private library, which has survived
intact in its original setting.
Wiblingen Monastery Library is in Ulm, Germany. The impressive
Library Hall, designed in the rococo style, was the work of
Christian Wiedemann and dates from 1744.
The Feehan Memorial Library (1929) at the University of
St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary is named in honor of
Archbishop Patrick A. Feehan. The spectacular interior of the
library building recalls the library of Rome’s Palazzo Barberini.
The Uffizi Library in Florence, Italy, was founded in 1791. It is
now located in the part of the Vasari buildings originally
occupied by the Medici theatre – one of the most active theatres
in Renaissance Florence.
Don’t forget:
You can find full details of the calendar at our website at
http://www.renaissancelibrary.com/
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