Biblioteca Thysiana

I really enjoyed the tour of Biblioteca Thysiana.  I thought it was so interesting to see the architecture and learn the background of this library. What I found most intriguing was the fact that all of the books and all of the money had been donated in order to share the knowledge and pleasure that books bring to the readers. It is so fascinating that even when Thysiana wrote his name in his books, he also added "and friends" because he already knew he'd share his books with other people interested in them. He must have been such a selfless man; although it came about due to sad circumstances, he was very wealthy and it seems he didn't take that for granted or boast about it, instead he tried including the less fortunate by sharing his abundance of books. I can't even imagine all of the kinds of books in that library and what joy and studies they provided for the lucky users of them. It is incredible the way it came about, how it was constructed, and how today people still visit and read there.