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Duke Humfrey's Library
is the oldest
reading room
in the
Bodleian Library
at the
University of Oxford
in
Oxford
, England. It is named after
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
, who donated 281 books after his death in 1447. Sections of the libraries were restored and expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, including the addition of a second storey, and east and west wings. The library currently functions as a reading room.
Photograph credit:
David Iliff
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