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Xipe Totec

(44,114 posts) Mon Oct 30, 2023, 09:28 PM Oct 2023

The monastery library holds books that are more than 500 years old. When you see a white binding, that's a book bound in pigskin.

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Strahov Monastery Library - Prague, Czech Republic [View all] Xipe Totec Oct 2023 OP

A true bibliophile's dream. niyad Oct 2023 #1

It was a stunning experience Xipe Totec Oct 2023 #2

Oh Wow! I could die happy in that room. brer cat Oct 2023 #3

Omigod, my dear Xipe Totec! What a phenomenally gorgeous room. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2023 #4

It's a shame one can only stand in the doorway and take sinkingfeeling Oct 2023 #5

We were privileged to hire a guide with access to the library Xipe Totec Oct 2023 #7

Super framing/depth Bundbuster Oct 2023 #6