The Inside Story of the Elizabeth Nesbitt Room
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.