Author:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Includes proceedings of the Illinois Library Association.
Illinois Libraries
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Includes proceedings of the Illinois Library Association.
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Includes proceedings of the Illinois Library Association.
The Los Angeles Central Library
Author: Kenneth A. Breisch
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606064908
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
In the most comprehensive investigation of the Los Angeles Public Library’s early history and architectural genesis ever undertaken, Kenneth Breisch chronicles the institution’s first six decades, from its founding as a private library association in 1872 through the completion of the iconic Central Library building in 1933. During this time, the library evolved from an elite organization ensconced in two rooms in downtown LA into one of the largest public library systems in the United States—with architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue’s building, a beloved LA landmark, as its centerpiece. Goodhue developed a new style, fully integrating the building’s sculptural and epigraphic program with its architectural forms to express a complex iconography. Working closely with sculptor Lee Oskar Lawrie and philosopher Hartley Burr Alexander, he created a great civic monument that, combined with the library’s murals, embodies an overarching theme: the light of learning. “A building should read like a book, from its title entrance to its alley colophon,” wrote Alexander—a narrative approach to design that serves as a key to understanding Goodhue’s architectural gem. Breisch draws on a wealth of primary source material to tell the story of one of the most important American buildings of the twentieth century and illuminates the formation of an indispensible modern public institution: the American public library.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606064908
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
In the most comprehensive investigation of the Los Angeles Public Library’s early history and architectural genesis ever undertaken, Kenneth Breisch chronicles the institution’s first six decades, from its founding as a private library association in 1872 through the completion of the iconic Central Library building in 1933. During this time, the library evolved from an elite organization ensconced in two rooms in downtown LA into one of the largest public library systems in the United States—with architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue’s building, a beloved LA landmark, as its centerpiece. Goodhue developed a new style, fully integrating the building’s sculptural and epigraphic program with its architectural forms to express a complex iconography. Working closely with sculptor Lee Oskar Lawrie and philosopher Hartley Burr Alexander, he created a great civic monument that, combined with the library’s murals, embodies an overarching theme: the light of learning. “A building should read like a book, from its title entrance to its alley colophon,” wrote Alexander—a narrative approach to design that serves as a key to understanding Goodhue’s architectural gem. Breisch draws on a wealth of primary source material to tell the story of one of the most important American buildings of the twentieth century and illuminates the formation of an indispensible modern public institution: the American public library.
Catalog of Government Publications in the Research Libraries
Author: New York Public Library. Economic and Public Affairs Division
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
Widener Library Shelflist: Sociology
Author: Harvard University. Library
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the University Library, 1919-1962
Author: University of California, Los Angeles. Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 994
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 994
Book Description
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library
Author:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1586
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1586
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British Library
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1584
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1584
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881/1900-.
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1586
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1586
Book Description
American Book Publishing Record
Author:
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1658
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1658
Book Description
Sociology: Author and title listing
Author: Harvard University. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description