Admire the rare design of Yale University Library, helping to protect millions of valuable ancient bibliographies from the sun

The library is a place for nerds to immerse themselves in, which is not to be discussed. For centuries, its role in society has been extremely important to the advancement of mankind. It is extremely positive that a lot of solid and unique libraries have been built, in order to preserve the invaluable achievements of inner knowledge for future generations.

In ancient times, the Library of Alexandria was probably the most advanced library at the time, considered "the birthplace of the modern world." We can hardly imagine the immense loss of such a library, considering all the efforts to build it and the rare titles it holds and preserves.

In today's modern world, it is impossible to imagine what our world would be without the more than 300-year-old Trinity College Library in Dublin, for example, which holds more than 200,000 titles, including the Gospel. Original Kells. Nor can we imagine society without the historic Clementinum building in the Czech Republic, which is considered the most beautiful library in the world.

The same goes for Beinecke's Rare Manuscript Library and the Rare Books in the United States, known as the "gem box" or "Human Laboratory."

The outside of the Library

Built in 1963, this library belongs to Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. On sunny days, its distinctive exterior design seems to feel floating on the dark entrance platform. This modernist school houses precious rare books and literary materials, and was founded as a gift from the Beinecke family. By self-funding, the library is financially independent of Yale, however, still under the same governance of the school's library system, along with the Yale Federation.

Library on rainy day, this picture depicts 4 large pillars in the corners to support the house.

This 6-storey building is lifted up from the ground, surrounded by a square shell, and especially without windows. These walls are made entirely of translucent marble panels. They only let dim light from outside come in, making sure the 'treasures' inside are protected from direct sunlight.

At night, similar panels allow light from inside to turn out, making the building's face dyed in a vibrant amber color.

The outside dimensions of the building have a perfect mathematical ratio, which is 1: 2: 3 respectively high: wide: long. Inside the building, the interior was designed by renowned American architect Florence Knoll.

Beinecke's solid appearance, adds Yale Law School's Gothic twists in the background

 

The public gallery is one of the building's features, where visitors can see the library's most precious stone touches, and a copy of the Gutenberg Bible. This book began the Gutenberg Revolution in Europe, marking the dawn of the book era in the Western world.

A floor in the building is now a garden filled with Isamu Noguchi's sculptures. There, the Pyramid represents time, the Sun is the disc, and the Cube represents change.

The Neoclassical Hewitt courtyard surrounds the surrounding Beinecke

Today Beinecke is one of the world's largest buildings dedicated to preserving rare books and signatures. Central court alone has kept up to 180,000 volumes, while more than 600,000 more are stored in the basement underground. The entire Beinecke collection is estimated to number one million, and many millions more.

The interior of Meinecke's mezzanine floor

The history of the library can be traced back to the late 19th century, as soon as the first copies of rare and valuable books of the Yale University Library were carefully placed in other shelves. The College Library is now known as Dwight Hall.

In 1918, the school received an investment to design a reading room for rare books, which opened in 1930. Yale's English professor, Chauncey Brewster Tinker, is known for his collection. a lot of massive buildings, along with many other Yale alumni.

Two rare editions of the original Gutenberg Bible.

By the end of the 1960s, this collection had 130,000 titles and even more copies. As the people who made many invaluable contributions to Yale at the time, Edwin and Frederick Beinecke and Johanna Weigle were the founders of the unique library we see today.

What nerds can admire at Beinecke Library today is truly mesmerizing. There is an incredible collection given by King George III, mentioned as the King's Library, as well as valuable collections of American and German literature.

A close look at rare books in the library building

The Beinecke Library also became a storehouse for various collections, such as books published in Latin America in 1751 and North America in 1821, but that was only a small part of all hidden treasures. behind the walls of this structure.

Along with ancient papyrus books or medieval writings, scholars have complete access to manuscripts of modern and modern authors as well. Just like other massive and majestic libraries in the world, it may take a lot of lives to read the entire book.

That said may be an exaggeration. Just take all of those books off the shelf and it takes a lifetime.

Reference: The Vintage News