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Statue personifying The Odyssey.
Scylla, Aiolos, the Sirens, and Polyphemus are depicted on the cuirass. Thought to be from the Library of Pantainos.
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Humanities and Social Sciences Library, New York Public Library (New York, N.Y.)
The Humanities and Social Sciences Library is the main library of the New York Public Library. NYPL was founded in 1895 by the merging the Astor and…
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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…