One of my favorite scenes in the original Superman movie is when we first see Lex Luthor's underground lair and he's in that fabulous, round two-story library. And then he's on the ladder and he goes scooting around, and I have no idea what the dialogue is.
My favorite (of the ones I could see; my connection is still slow & stops before all the images are complete) is the Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen. Guhh. And I gotta say I never thought of the name "Biblioteca de la Real Academia de la Lengua Madrid" quite that way before...ahem.
But--no Library of Congress?? I did some research work there in my last semester of college & for some months after. The marble, the wood, the scenes painted on the ceiling, the dome of the main room...mmmm. I had fantasies of living there!
Finally, this puts me in mind of a filksong, not about a whole library but about one book. Once I remembered the right lyrics, I found it on Google. Even the title is another twist on...well, you'll see (http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/songs/x-libris.html)!
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I see now that you have to follow the comment/replies to get to the REALLY good stuff!! HOT LIBRARY SMUT indeed!
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ooooOOOOOooooh!!!!
My favorite (of the ones I could see; my connection is still slow & stops before all the images are complete) is the Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen. Guhh. And I gotta say I never thought of the name "Biblioteca de la Real Academia de la Lengua Madrid" quite that way before...ahem.
But--no Library of Congress?? I did some research work there in my last semester of college & for some months after. The marble, the wood, the scenes painted on the ceiling, the dome of the main room...mmmm. I had fantasies of living there!
Finally, this puts me in mind of a filksong, not about a whole library but about one book. Once I remembered the right lyrics, I found it on Google. Even the title is another twist on...well, you'll see (http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/songs/x-libris.html)!