Comments on: You heard it here first http://www.svahaconcepts.com/blog/the-internal-message/you-heard-it-here-first Content that Connects Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:12:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Grace http://www.svahaconcepts.com/blog/the-internal-message/you-heard-it-here-first/comment-page-1#comment-848 Grace Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:00:09 +0000 http://www.svahaconcepts.com/blog/?p=960#comment-848 <strong>Kaye</strong> - Thank you for the lovely photo! I've been to Spain (a very long time ago!), but I don't recall going to the El Escorial. What a delightful concept: shelving the books backwards to they can breathe. That's truly charming. The practical side of me wonders if it's to keep the spines from fading in the sunlight, but either way - how wonderful. (Living in Southern California, where my books fade even without being in direct sunlight, leads me to think of things like that.) Thank you! Kaye – Thank you for the lovely photo!

I’ve been to Spain (a very long time ago!), but I don’t recall going to the El Escorial.

What a delightful concept: shelving the books backwards to they can breathe. That’s truly charming. The practical side of me wonders if it’s to keep the spines from fading in the sunlight, but either way – how wonderful.

(Living in Southern California, where my books fade even without being in direct sunlight, leads me to think of things like that.)

Thank you!

]]> By: Kaye Vivian http://www.svahaconcepts.com/blog/the-internal-message/you-heard-it-here-first/comment-page-1#comment-840 Kaye Vivian Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:03:28 +0000 http://www.svahaconcepts.com/blog/?p=960#comment-840 Grace, your library dream reminded me instantly of El Escorial in Spain. Have you been there? Technically, it's the Royal Library in the El Escorial Monastery in San Lorenzo, just NW of Madrid about 30-40 miles. It's a wonderful day trip from Madrid, and if you haven't done it, highly recommended! The entire monastery is stunning. The library has a huge vaulted ceiling that rivals the Sistine Chapel in beauty, and the whole library is open to the air. All the books (and many date from the 16th century) are shelved with spines to the wall and pages toward the room so they can breathe. All the windows are on the opposite wall, and are wide open to nature. It's an amazing place. Here's a good photo of it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oliviamair/2619865490/ Note the sunlight on the floor...coming from the open windows. Best wishes, Kaye Grace, your library dream reminded me instantly of El Escorial in Spain. Have you been there? Technically, it’s the Royal Library in the El Escorial Monastery in San Lorenzo, just NW of Madrid about 30-40 miles. It’s a wonderful day trip from Madrid, and if you haven’t done it, highly recommended! The entire monastery is stunning.

The library has a huge vaulted ceiling that rivals the Sistine Chapel in beauty, and the whole library is open to the air. All the books (and many date from the 16th century) are shelved with spines to the wall and pages toward the room so they can breathe. All the windows are on the opposite wall, and are wide open to nature. It’s an amazing place. Here’s a good photo of it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oliviamair/2619865490/

Note the sunlight on the floor…coming from the open windows.

Best wishes,
Kaye

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