The New York Public Library - The Architecture and Decoration of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (Hardcover, Anniversary Edition)

The New York Public Library, one of the nation's architectural wonders, is possibly our finest classical building. Designed by John Merven Carrere and Thomas Hastings, and inspired by the great classical buildings in Paris and Rome, it was completed in 1911. The library boasts a magnificent exterior, but that is only the beginning. In the interior, one splendid hall follows another, an awesome gallery leads to richly decorated rooms, and stairways are vaulted in marble. From the terrace to the breathtaking Main Reading Room is a triumphal way. All the devices of the classical tradition, the main artistic current of Western civilization, are brought into play. Maidens, cherubs, and satyr masks look down from ceilings. Lions' heads, paws, rams' heads, and griffins are on every side. In this beautiful volume, featuring new color photography by Anne Day, every facet of the building is described, including its inception and construction."

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	June 2011
Authors:	Henry Hope Reed • Francis Morrone
Photographers:	Anne Day
Dimensions:	315 x 239 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	320
Edition:	Anniversary Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-07810-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library & information services Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc > General
LSN:	0-393-07810-8
Barcode:	9780393078107

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