Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Library of King Assurbanipal at Nineveh
Figures handle tablets in a monumental library interior. The printed caption identifies the library of Assurbanipal and credits Fernand Le Quesne.
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Fernand Le Quesne (source painting). "The Library of King Assurbanipal at Nineveh" [editorial title]. In Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria, Donald A. Mackenzie. Reading edition, undated edition. Source scan leaf 39. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0622-0039
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Fernand Le Quesne (source painting). The Library of King Assurbanipal at Nineveh. Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria. Scan leaf 39. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0622-0039