People stand on the ground floor of a grand, multi-tiered library featuring towering bookshelves and a large skylight.

Women's National Book Association Mid Atlantic

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<p fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Join WNBA Mid-Atlantic for this curator-led rare books tour at the magnificent George Peabody Library of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The library, which opened in 1878, is remarkable not only for its holdings but also for its breathtaking architecture. Designed by Edmund G. Lind, the Peabody is widely considered one of the world&#39;s most beautiful libraries. Highlights will include: The Book of Hours, first editions of Copernicus and Galileo, early editions of Don Quixote, children&#39;s books, and more, from the Renaissance to the 19th century.</p>

<p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.5;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Join WNBA Mid-Atlantic for this curator-led rare books tour at the magnificent George Peabody Library of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The library, which opened in 1878, is remarkable not only for its holdings but also for its breathtaking architecture. Designed by Edmund G. Lind, the Peabody is widely considered one of the world's most beautiful libraries. Highlights will include: The Book of Hours, first editions of Copernicus and Galileo, early editions of Don Quixote, children's books, and more, from the Renaissance to the 19th century.</p>

Women's National Book Association Mid Atlantic

Rare Books Tour at the George Peabody Library

17 E Mt Vernon Pl

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