Rare Books

Interior view of a patrimonial library with rows of oak bookshelves filled with ancient books on either side and an antique globe in the middle.

Bibliothèque multimédia intercommunale d’Épinal

This public library in Vosges is built around a treasury chest: an unique collection dating back to the first millennium and its 18th century shelves.
Interior of a rare book library with dark wood shelves filled with precious volumes behind protective netting. The photo is taken close to the surface of a glass table on which the shelves are reflected.

Médiathèque Protestante du Stift, Strasbourg

This unique collection survived fire and war to chart the origins of the Reformation in Strasbourg.