In ancient times the Library of Alexandria held the collected knowledge of the Western world.

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Or to the designs of an ancient plot set in motion exactly four hundred years ago in the library of the King of Bohemia.

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He loses a big, old eucalyptus or pine tree every couple of years, and the library which looks ancient but was built from scratch five years ago has a long crack down the middle of the floor.

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Even at their most opaque, the animated puppet films of the Brothers Quay (Philadelphia-born identical twins who now live in London) are eerily moving, like ancient volumes brought from the obscurity of a Borgesian library into the light.

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At the request of the provost he taught a class in ancient Greek literature in translation, sympathizing with students who found Thucydides impenetrable: The Modern Library edition has one map of the entire Hellenic world, with 180 labels on it.

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The ancient artefact is also inset with an image of the goddess Venus, and lay forgotten in the library of the National Trust property for several years.

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