Before a large fire-place, in which a roaring fire is devouring a heap of condemned books, sits a cardinal in his red robes, a pair of tongs clasped to his breast, reading aloud some choice morceau from a huge volume, to the intense edification of a monk who sits behind and has for a moment suspended his own reading! The chairs and floor are heaped with books yet to be examined ; and, in the distance, a servant, who has been overhauling the book-shelves, also stops to read the doubtful literature passing through his hands. This picture, like all of Vibert's, is strong in color, harmonious in composition, careful in detail, and tells its story so pointedly the intent of the artist is at once discovered. (https://archive.org/stream/jstor-20637571/20637571_djvu.txt)