Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
New Haven, United States. Founded 1963.
- Type: University
- City: New Haven
- Country: United States
- Founded: 1963
Overview
A marble box on the Yale campus, Gordon Bunshafts 1963 design filters daylight through translucent Vermont marble panels that glow from within at night. Below ground, a sunken garden by Isamu Noguchi surrounds a glass tower of rare books. A Gutenberg Bible and the mysterious Voynich Manuscript sit on permanent display among close to a million rare volumes.
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