Library with french furniture in Viana Palace, Cordoba (Spain)

The Library

        The library is composed by two rooms, a first one where the english furnitureThe Library predominates and a second one where the french furniture predominates. Both are full of books from the skirting board till the ceiling, keeping seven thousand samples ,all published between the XVI and XX Century, being the French the main language, and being the hunting and the sceptres the most important themes. Every book is carefully bind in leather, giving a smooth colour to each wooden shelf, made with noble woods, which are perfectly fitted.
        A great part of the composition of this library is made with the books of the cultivated Marquis of Cabriñana, having numerous unique examples. The most important books are in the second room, in the central shelf, covered by ancient materials.
        Among its vary furniture and different objects there are blue and earth spheres, both of the XVIII Century, or the english clock with rose de bois wood and the bank made with mother pearls of the Momoyama period. A portrait that represents The LibraryDon Gaspar Juan Arias de Saavedra, was made by the Sevillian artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.
        A smart sofa empire of the XIX Century, type chaise-longue is the main object of the second room. With its smart feature, it has an arm higher than the other, besides it is upholstered in beige according the decorations of the room, like the bank situated in front of the desk. In the first room, on both sides of the fireplace, we find two armchairs with ears and legs in cabriole of the mid of the XIX Century; its upholster, is made in deep red it offers a very smart contrast to the room.

Text: J.A.S.C.

Traslated by Sara Moretti