book shelves
Where volumes rest
Bookshelves are horizontal boards or units designed to hold books, typically arranged in vertical stacks against a wall.
The term covers everything from simple wall-mounted planks to elaborate furniture pieces with multiple tiers.
Beyond books, bookshelves often display decorative objects, photos, or plants: Her bookshelves were crammed with novels and souvenirs from travels.
Also spelled as two words or hyphenated.
- libraryBook collection or building
- reading roomQuiet space for books
- built inIncorporated during manufacture
- woodenMade from timber
- oakQuercus genus member
home library · dusty · paperbacks · novels · first edition · reading · organized · stacked · spine · titles · browse · alphabetical · cramped · display · mahogany · floating · wall mounted · corner
- library areasreading room, stacks, reference desk, circulation desk, quiet zone
- book collectingbibliophiles, first editions, first edition, antiquarian, bookplates