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

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:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2009
Authors:	Alistair Black • Simon Pepper • Kaye Bagshaw
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	486
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-9928-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library & information services Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General
LSN:	0-8153-9928-6
Barcode:	9780815399285

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