King Leopold IV of Wittenberg is pleased to invite you to take a quick look around his refurbished palace library.
It was fortunate that the 'patio doors' were added as this enabled some of the larger bookcases and furniture to be brought into the room; a major problem was the storage and reading area for the Kings large folio books - this resulted in a rather large item - apparently it takes two servants to place a book the 'lectern'. As you can see the King is chatting to Count Hermann (probably about some affair of state, or more likely hats), On the left Brother James is in discussion with the librarian about finding more material for his works on the history of Wittenberg.
The Field Marshal is perusing the large folio of architectural drawings by Palladio ...
A closer view of the KIng's desk, and astronomical equipment - a telescope, quadrant and celstial globe.
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This is simply brilliant! I love the new library and all of the other rooms in the palace. You have outdone yourself this time. Keep it up.
Your modeling abilities never cease to amaze me. Thanks,
Jim
Charming as ever!
Really outsatnding!
Seeing your bookcases and books, and how you made them, reminds me of a Charles Dickens' anecdote. Apparently, he wanted a defect in a wall to be covered so he had a phoney bookcase made with mock volumes in it--Hansard's Guide To Refreshing Sleep--in something like fifty volumes.
P.S. When, one fine day in the future, you retire, you should be able to make some good pocket money building fancy doll houses.
Ah, now I see. :)
Excellent work! The palace is coming along nicely!
Where did you get the globe and instruments?
Reich Duke Wilhelm has authorized our Embassador to present the King a five volume leather bound edition of the History of Beerstein...
The library was fun to do and quite a nice change from painting figs. The Globe and instruments are from MegaMiniatures item code
MEM 20008 Astronomy Equipment
What room next ? well I'm collecting bits for the ballroom and also for an armoury/museum
-- Allan
Are you contemplating doing one of those arms exhibits that one sees in so many British country estates? You know, where they mount the muskets on the wall in a circular pattern with all of the bayonets pointing towards the center. Banchory (?) Castle home of the Duke of Perth in Scotland has a great example of this. I think that I have the castle name wrong. The Governor's Palace in colonial Williamsburg has a similar display on the walls as you walk into the palace.
Hmm what a nice idea, will put it on the list of things for the room
-- Allan
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