Book Accessories & Home Libraries

A phrenology head is a teaching tool that could help you easily learn the location of all crucial areas of the brain supposedly responsible for intellectual and moral faculties. It is a curious extension of the more traditional busts and sculptures, but they have a distinct Victorian flavor. Great for a steampunk home library!

This 1816 etching by John Britton represents a typical home library during Regency. The library is located at Cassiobury Park and it was used similarly to many other home libraries of the time — it was essentially the most important room of the house and could be easily referred to as a family sitting room.