Libraries Building Types History

Libraries Building Types History

Libraries

The architectural history of buildings (or rooms within buildings) intended to house books.

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- History, architecture and use of over 100 libraries constructed between 1902 and 1921 from funding by Andrew Carnegie. Search by city, region, architectural style, or name of architect.
- An illustrated guide by Gerry Blaikie to the architecture and history of libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie in Scotland.
- Photographs, dates and discussions of a selection of the world's most outstanding library buildings from ancient to modern, with references.
- Methodology for recording information on library buildings, including a bibliography. [PDF]
- The official history of one of the oldest libraries in Europe, founded for Oxford University by Sir Thomas Bodley, a scholar and diplomat for Queen Elizabeth I.
- Conference paper by Susie West on the absence of contextual information in the historiography of private libraries. [PDF]
- Contemporary description and photographs from the April 1931 issue of the Yale Library Gazette.
- Analysis by Ben Nicholson of the Laurentian Library designed by Michelangelo in 1523, focusing on its original geometric floors.

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