International standard book number
0712306587
International standard book number
9780712306584
Shelfmark
CSR.1368
Author
Title
The design and construction of the British Library / Colin St. John Wilson.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : British Library, 1998.
Physical description
95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Formatted contents note
Contents: The Historical Background. 'The Thirty Years War' -- Design Method. The English Free School. The 'Other Tradition' of Modernism. Working Method. Growth and change. Symbolic form -- Elements of the Building. 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.
Provenance
Signed by the author on the title page.
Provenance
Letter loosely inserted recording the donation from Eric Anderson (Heritage Lottery Fund) to Richard [Lim Byte], with a ms. inscription reading: "For MCM".
Copy-specific note
Reference collection.
Copy-specific note
In a blue cloth slipcase labeled on the front "The British Library. 25 June 1998", with "The British Library: souvenir guide (London: British Library, 1998; ISBN 9780712345866)" loosely inserted. Also includes a letter from the Heritage Lottery Fund to "Michael," dated 30 June.
Subject
Subject
Subject
Subject
National libraries England London.
Subject
Library architecture England London.
Subject
London (England) Buildings, structures, etc.
Genre/Form
Guidebooks.
Added entry--name
Anderson, Eric, 1936 - ? donor.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B54722