At Home with Books, Ellis, Seebohm The Red Library at Longleat
in Wiltshire, England. The Red Library, one of seven libraries
at Longleat, is named after the color of the embossed wall
coverings, and had previously been used as a family sitting
room. The ceiling was designed by John Gregory Crace in 1878 and
is heavily gilded and inset with copies of cameos painted on
black linen. The Red Library contains 4,803 volumes, mainly
purchases of the 4th Marquess of Bath. Also shown is the 1690s
Bishop's Library, named so after Bishop Ken, who took shelter at
Longleat after the Glorious Revolution and left his books to the
family. flickr.com (Harewood House) The libraries at Harewood
House in Yorkshire, England. There are three libraries: The Old
Library, original to the house designed by Robert Adam, in a
color scheme of green, white and gray, with bookcases divided by
Corinthian columns and surmounted by bronzed busts and paintings
by Biagio Rebecca; the Library, known in the 18th century as the
Saloon, with Victo