A late 19th century view of the Russell Library holding the historical collections of St Patrick’s College, Maynooth which was founded in 1795 as a seminary for the education of Irish priests. The reading room was designed by renowned British architect and designer Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852) and completed in the year 1861. The Library contains approximately 34,000 printed works with imprints from the 15th to the mid-19th century. The collection includes approximately 7,000 ESTC items, 59 incunabula, over 12,000 pamphlets in bound volumes, and 2,500 Bibles.

A late 19th century view of the Russell Library holding the historical collections of St Patrick’s College, Maynooth which was founded in 1795 as a seminary for the education of Irish priests. The reading room was designed by renowned British architect and designer Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852) and completed in the year 1861. The Library contains approximately 34,000 printed works with imprints from the 15th to the mid-19th century. The collection includes approximately 7,000 ESTC items, 59 incunabula, over 12,000 pamphlets in bound volumes, and 2,500 Bibles. Stock Photo
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4605 x 3627 px | 39 x 30.7 cm | 15.4 x 12.1 inches | 300dpi

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1880

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Russell Library, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Ireland

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