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The design and construction of the British Library /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Colin St. John, 1922-2007
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : British Library, 1998.
Subjects:
British Library > Buildings.
National libraries > England > London.
Library buildings > England > London.
London (England) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • "The Thirty Years War"
  • The English free school
  • The 'other tradition' of modernism
  • Working method
  • Growth and change
  • Symbolic form
  • The site
  • The piazza
  • The main entrance hall
  • General amenity
  • The reading rooms
  • Exhibition galleries
  • Conference centre
  • Staff areas
  • Storage, conservation, and distribution
  • Works of art
  • Construction and mechanical engineering
  • Postscript
  • Acknowledgements
  • Appendix : some facts and figures.