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The Inside Story of the Elizabeth Nesbitt Room
Dante Chair

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Photograph of Dante chair

6) We call this the Dante chair for good reason. It was once in the Italian Room. Somewhat broken, but now beautifully mended by the university carpenters, this is a sample of a seat for a master in a medieval school. Picture the young boys seated on stools or benches around their teacher. There was, of course, no school library.