In order to be a "Reader" at the Oxford University Library system, one must swear an oath to, among other things, not steal or deface the books, nor to kindle a flame within the library walls, nor to smoke (presumably tobacco).
This room has served as the Parliament for both university and --on occasions of plague and instability -- the United Kingdom, itself. Sort of a nifty place to swear fealty to the ol' "Republic of the Learned."
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