Breisch, Kenneth A., author.

American libraries, 1730-1950 / Kenneth Breisch.

First edition.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company ; Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [2017]

314 pages ; 29 cm.

Norton/Library of Congress visual sourcebooks in architecture, design and engineering

"An expansive overview of our storehouses of knowledge, from the earliest library building (Philadelphia, 1745) to midcentury modern and beyond. Although new technologies appear poised to alter it, the library remains a powerful site for discovery, and its form is still determined by the geometry of the book and the architectural spaces devised to store and display it. American Libraries provides a history and panorama of these much-loved structures, inside and out, encompassing the small personal collection, the vast university library, and everything in between. Through 500 photographs and plans selected from the encyclopedic collections of the Library of Congress, Kenneth Breisch traces the development of libraries in the United States, from roots in such iconic examples as the British Library and Paris's Bibliothèque-Ste.-Geneviève to institutions imbued with their own, American mythology. Starting with the private collections of wealthy merchants and landowners during the eighteenth century, the book looks at the Library of Congress, large and small public libraries, and the Carnegie libraries, and it ends with a glimpse of modern masterworks" -- Provided by publisher.

9780393731606 hardcover
039373160X hardcover

Library architecture United States History.
Library buildings United States History.
Libraries United States History.
Architecture des bibliothèques États-Unis Histoire.
Bibliothèques (Édifices) États-Unis Histoire.
Libraries.
Library architecture.
Library buildings.
Bibliothek
United States.
USA

illustrated books.
Illustrated works.
History.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Norton/Library of Congress visual sourcebooks in architecture, design, and engineering.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 296254
Cote: BIB 242699
Statut: Disponible