Trinity College Library – Dublin (1732) *

Artist/Designer: Thomas Burgh

Project Location: Dublin, Ireland

Figure 1: The Long Room, Trinity College Library (1732). Source, Nic McPhee, WikiMedia, 2007. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 1, 2017 | Photographer: Nic McPhee )

Figure 2: Interior of Trinity College Library (1732). Source, Felipe Pitta Photography, 2014. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 | Photographer: Felipe Pitta )

Figure 3: James Malton Water Color of Trinity College Library (1732). Source, Wikipedia, 2017. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 | Photographer: NA. )

Figure 4: Interior of Trinity College Library (1732). Source, FlickR Marcial Bernabeu, 2015. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 | Photographer: Marcial Bernabeu )

Figure 5: The Long Room, Trinity College Library (1732). Source, TravelLeisure, 2014. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 | Photographer: Gillian Whelan )

Style/Period(s):
Baroque, Neoclassical

Primary Material(s):
Wood, Light, Paint, Color

Function(s):
Library

Related Website(s):

Trinity College Library - General Information | Accessed : November 5, 2018

The Long Room Library | Accessed : November 5, 2018

Thomas Burgh - Architect Information | Accessed : November 5, 2018

Significant Date(s):
18th Century, 19th Century, 1592, 1712, 1732

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Barnard, T. C. Making the Grand Figure : Lives and Possessions in Ireland, 1641-1770. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004.
Fox, Peter. Trinity College Library Dublin : A History. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Gaskell, Philip. Trinity College Library : The First 150 Years. Sandars Lectures ; 1978-9. Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1980.
Murphy, James H. "Trinity College Library Dublin: A History. By P Eter F Ox." The Library 16, no. 1 (2015): 97-98.
Trinity College . Library, Dublin. University. Library, Library of Trinity College, and Dougan, Robert O. A Descriptive Guide to Twenty Irish Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin : With an Appendix of Five Early Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Second Revised ed. Dublin]: Dublin University Press, Trinity College, 1955.

Building Address: Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
Library location (College Street, Dublin 2)

Significant Dates: Construction Dates (1712-1732)
Trinity College founded (1592)

Supporting Staff/ Designers: Thomas Burgh (Architect/Engineer)

Tags: Baroque Library, Wood Interiors, Light, Book of Kells, Neo-Classical Interiors

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