The New York Public Library
Architecture and Decorationof the Stephen a Schwarzman Building
WW Norton · Print & ebook · June 21, 2011
With new color photography showing off a thorough inside-and-out refurbishment, this volume celebrates a beloved landmark.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building through architectural descriptions and new color photography.
- Themes
- Classical architecture, Library interiors, Architectural history
- Genres
- Landmarks & Monuments, Architecture Photography, Modern Architecture (to 1945)
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With new color photography showing off a thorough inside-and-out refurbishment, this volume celebrates a beloved landmark. The New York Public Library, one of the nation's architectural wonders, is possibly our finest classical building. Designed by John Merven Carrère 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.
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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.
Library Architecture
Explore the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building through architectural descriptions and new color photography.
Come here for
- New color photography of the library’s exterior and interiors
- Descriptions of the building’s inception, construction, and decoration
Expect
- Classical details, from marble stairways to sculpted ceilings
- Coverage from the terrace to the Main Reading Room
Where it sits
| Landmarks & Monuments | 81% |
|---|---|
| Architecture Photography | 47% |
| Modern Architecture (to 1945) | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Landmarks & Monuments
- Authors
- Henry Hope Read, Francis Morrone
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Published
- June 21, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Classical architecture · Library interiors · Architectural history
- Reading lane
- Landmarks & Monuments