The Keir library desk, the rectangular triple divisioned cedar top with a moulded border, carved with the inscription when thou dost read a book do not turn the leaves only but gather the fruit and with inscriptions of similar inspiration in Latin, French and Spanish, between linked chain decoration, the frieze fitted with three open divisions, the kneehole flanked on either side by a pedestal, the panelled sides applied with interlaced initials, each fitted with three open folio divisions, 58in. (147.5cm) wide