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• - The official history of one of the oldest libraries in Europe, founded for Oxford University by Sir Thomas Bodley, a scholar and diplomat for Queen Elizabeth I.
  
• - Conference paper by Susie West on the absence of contextual information in the historiography of private libraries. [PDF]
  
• - An illustrated guide by Gerry Blaikie to the architecture and history of libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie in Scotland.
  
• - Analysis by Ben Nicholson of the Laurentian Library designed by Michelangelo in 1523, focusing on its original geometric floors.
  
• - Methodology for recording information on library buildings, including a bibliography. [PDF]
  
• - Contemporary description and photographs from the April 1931 issue of the Yale Library Gazette.
  
• - History, architecture and use of over 100 libraries constructed between 1902 and 1921 from funding by Andrew Carnegie. Search by city, region, architectural style, or name of architect.
  
• - Photographs, dates and discussions of a selection of the world's most outstanding library buildings from ancient to modern, with references.