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Angels trumpeting at Last Judgement, Illustrated Bible, Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra, Portugal

The sound of trumpets annoucing the Last Judgement, from an illustrated bible, 1763, in the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The engravings are after drawings by Raphael and other masters, with words by Claude Hernissant and printed by Guillaume Deprez. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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The sound of trumpets annoucing the Last Judgement, from an illustrated bible, 1763, in the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The engravings are after drawings by Raphael and other masters, with words by Claude Hernissant and printed by Guillaume Deprez. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen