Bookcase

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A bookcase filled with books

A bookcase, or bookshelf, is a piece of furniture, almost always with horizontal shelves, used to store books. It may have an open front or there may be solid or glass doors on the front.

Historical[edit]

Drawings[edit]

  • Bookcase-q33-1884x1452.jpg
  • Bookcase, in Lime Tree, by Leistler, Vienna.jpg
  • Bookcase by Jackson and Graham.jpg
  • Secretaire and Bookcase (German Gothic Style).jpg
  • Desk and Bookcase, Designed by W. Ince.jpg
  • Sisters' Cylinder Bookcase by Sheraton.jpg
  • Cabinet and Bookcase with Secretaire, by Sheraton.jpg

Design[edit]

  • Bookshelves 17th century

    Bookshelves
    17th century

  • Bookcase

    Bookcase

  • Robert Adam (1728-1792): Bookcase 1728

    Robert Adam (1728-1792):
    Bookcase
    1728

  • Bulkley, Herter, Herter, Plassmann: Bookcase 1852-1853

    Bulkley, Herter, Herter, Plassmann: Bookcase
    1852-1853

  • Prunksaal Hofbibliothek Wien Bücherregal stitched 6.jpg
  • CharlesHoraceMayoLastOffice.JPG

Bookcases in art[edit]

  • Ezra Codex Amiantinus.jpg
  • Meister des Codex Amiatus 001.jpg
  • Cassiodorus manuscript.png
  • Skriptorium Holzschnitt 2.jpg
  • Clerestory window 09 - War Memorial Chapel - National Cathedral - DC.JPG
  • Antonius de Escobar et Mendoza SJ.jpg
  • Due sportelli di libreria con scaffali di libri di musica.jpg
  • Joseph Dorffmeister 002.jpg
  • Portrait Würzburg.jpg

Contemporary[edit]

Drawings[edit]

  • Gabriel 03.jpg
  • Lüneburg 075 Rathaus Körkammer Nordwand.jpg
  • Configura PGC Example 2.jpg

Design[edit]

  • Cerhso maktaba.jpg
  • Stringhylla.jpg
  • IKEA Billy bookshelf (80x106 cm birch veneer).jpg
  • Sparendach von innen 2.JPG

Design and art objects[edit]

  • Libreria casablanca by Ettore sottsass, 1981.

    Libreria casablanca by Ettore sottsass, 1981.

  • KAST kast designed by Marcel Douwe Dekker in 1992.jpg
  • Public bookcase germany bonn poppelsdorf 2008 08 10b.jpg
  • Public bookcase germany bonn poppelsdorf 2008 08 10a.jpg
  • Printing3 Walk of Ideas Berlin.JPG

Colour-coordinated bookcase[edit]

  • Color-coded bookcase (3254322054).jpg
  • Colorful books.jpg
  • Adobe Red2.JPG

Applications[edit]

Livingroom[edit]

  • Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F011043-0002, Sprendlingen, Neubaugebiet, Wohnraum.jpg
  • Bundesarchiv Bild 183-52521-0008, Wohnzimmer, Ursula Am-Ende.jpg

Working place[edit]

  • Rudyard Kipling by Sir Philip Burne-Jones 1899.jpeg

Library[edit]

  • Chateau de Chantilly FRA 011.JPG
  • Chantilly3 tango7174.jpg
  • BookCity CentreCity Inside.jpg

Archives[edit]

  • BibliothequeGSM1.jpg
  • Rampe lehrbuchsammlung.jpg
  • Bibliothèque 003.jpg
  • Firestone Library Princeton mobile aisle shelving.jpg

Bookstores[edit]

  • Antiquariat saint pierre de clages valais.JPG
  • Christian living books (Colorado Springs).jpg
  • HK TST K11 mall 60 shop Dymocks for Booklovers interior.JPG
  • Shenzhen Book City Centre City Music.JPG

External link[edit]

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