The Bookshelf Rule.

I am looking for new bookshelves and/or display cabinets for my sitting room. I have seen lots of possibilities but none have so far struck me as essential to what I am looking for. Today I thought I would try another online search. Imagine my surprise when the first item was a description of something called ‘The Bookshelf Rule.’

I have a natural dislike for ‘rules’ when applied to style or design but I thought I would read it anyway. Apparently The Bookshelf Rule requires one to completely empty their bookshelf and then return only items which they use every day or often. Furthermore, when one buys a new book an old one has to be removed. What madness is this?!

Further proof, if proof were needed, that madness lurks in every corner waiting to pounce at any minute. Do not listen to the madness and do not fear it. Fellow book owners and collectors of various objets know full well that every single piece is precious and valued. Now, begone madness. You have no place in my head and I have shelving to find.