Photographer and literary enthusiast Franck Bohbot captures the beauty of libraries in his photographs while traveling around the world. He is well known for his composition and colour, and immortalizing every day scenes such as swimming pools, city streets, bars, museums, train stations and barbershops. You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover—but you should judge these 10 libraries by their beautiful architecture, art, and gardens as much as by their book collections.
Rome – Angelica Library (Biblioteca Angelica)
Boston – Boston Public Library (Boston Public Library)
Paris – Mazarine Library (Bibliothèque Mazarine)
Paris – François Mitterrand National Library (BNF Site François Mitterrand)
Paris – Sainte Geneviève Library (Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève)
Paris – Sorbonne University Library (Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne)
Paris – Sorbonne University Library (Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne)