Breisch, Kenneth A.,

Henry Hobson Richardson and the small public library in America : a study in typology / Kenneth A. Breisch. - xii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-334) and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Strongholds of Noble Political and Civil Life -- Handsome Bindings and Vistas of Shelves: American Library Design to 1875 -- Woburn: "A Model Village Library" -- The Epitome of Design: Libraries in North Easton and Quincy -- Et in Arcadia Ego -- Competition in East Saginaw -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

0262024160 9780262024167

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Richardson, H. H. 1838-1886


Library architecture--History--United States--19th century.
Public libraries--History--United States--19th century.
Small libraries--History--United States--19th century.
Romanesque revival (Architecture)--United States

Z679.2.U54 / B74 1997

727.8