Antique Bookcases: From the Baroque Library to the Biedermeier Study — A Complete Guide to Three Centuries of Design
In medieval monasteries, books were chained to lecterns to prevent theft. The idea that a bookcase could be open, glazed, and beautiful is a surprisingly recent invention, and the story of how it got there is considerably more interesting than the furniture itself might suggest. Before the Bookcase Existed — How Books Were Stored in […]