Bookcases
DEFN.: A piece of furniture with shelves for storing books.
EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF the word ‘BOOKCASE’: 1726
Bookcases, by their very definition are relatively ‘modern’ pieces of furniture. Earliest books were handwritten, and not produced in great quantities. The oldest bookcases in England are those at the Bodleian library, Oxford – and are dated around the end of the sixteenth century. Twelve oak bookcases made for Samuel Pepys are considered the earliest domestic examples. They are now in the Pepys Library, Magdelene College, Cambridge.
The Encyclopedia Britannica defines a bookcase as a piece of furniture fitted with shelves, often enclosed by glass doors, to hold books.
Barrister bookcases are versatile pieces of furniture that are ideal for the home or office. Most Barrister bookcases offer a compelling feature that enables you to stack the different sections to suit your needs. Each of the shelves in Barrister bookcases are separate pieces that can be removed to fit the space it is placed in. Some owners of Barrister bookcases separate them and use the different sections in entirely different rooms.
Team7 produce exceptional Cubus bookcases with ‘floating’ glass cabinets in front – enabling elements of the unit to be revealed or obscured as required.
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