Writing table, bureau and secretaire in your home library

There is a number of home library furniture pieces that did not fare particularly well as technology made a few quantum leaps over the last one hundred years. Small and elegant writing tables, exquisitely designed bureaus, and conveniently placed secretaires were first replaced with heavy desks capable of bearing the weight of a typewriter, and eventually computer desks with all their ever spreading and multiplying peripherals. It is my belief, however, that these traditional writing surfaces still have a place in a home library that attempts to preserve the spirit of the good old times! If you have a spare corner in your library that would not be convenient for a chair or another bookcase, consider getting a writing table or a bureau. There are many designs available on the market today. There is one kind of a bureau that I was unable to find, after seeing it in several historic home libraries: a tall one, not too wide, - you would have to actually stand up while writing. In my opinion, this would be ideal for writing quick notes.