Books, Buildings and Social Engineering - Early Public Libraries in Britain from Past to Present (Hardcover, New Ed)

Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history. Consequently, this important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre-1939 public library buildings. A surprisingly high proportion of these urban civic buildings remain intact and present an increasingly difficult architectural problem for many communities. The book thus includes a study of what is happening to these historic libraries now and proposes that knowledge of their origins and early development can help build an understanding of how best to handle their future.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Alistair Black • Simon Pepper • Kaye Bagshaw
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	486
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-7207-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General
LSN:	0-7546-7207-7
Barcode:	9780754672074

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