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The use of columns in the Central Library
Eleven photographs.
The first three photographs are of a typical unfluted column used on the first floor of the library, as well as its capital and…
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Library of Hadrian (Athens, Greece)
Built ca. 135, the Library of Hadrian was a gift to the city of Athens from the Roman emperor Hadrian, who was a philhellene. The library was built…
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Architecture
The ancient libraries chosen were built within the 2nd century AD. The modern libraries chosen all have one thing in...
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Photograph of Abiel Abbot Low.
Abiel Abbot Low, the father of Seth Low, made a fortune on the China trade. He was a businessman, trader, and philanthropist. Unlike his son Seth, who…
Decorations along the roof, Warner Library, Tarrytown, N.Y.
Four photographs.
The first and second photographs are of the decoration along the roof edge. It is of two rosettes together followed by an open…
External views of Warner Library, Tarrytown, N.Y.
Four photographs.
The first is the facade of Warner Library from North Broadway.
The second and third photographs are the library from the…