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On these walls : inscriptions & quotations in the Library of Congress / text by John Y. Cole ; photographs by Carol M. Highsmith.
- Title
- On these walls : inscriptions & quotations in the Library of Congress / text by John Y. Cole ; photographs by Carol M. Highsmith.
- Author
- Cole, John Young, 1940-
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress in association with Scala Publishers, London, 2008.
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Text | Request in advance | Z733.U6 C59 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-
- Description
- 128 p. : chiefly col. ill.; 26 cm.
- Summary
- Aimed primarily at visitors to the Library of Congress, this is the first book to list the inscriptions and quotations in all three Library buildings; it also includes brief descriptions of major paintings and works of sculpture, along with an abbreviated history of each building.--From publisher description.
- Alternative Title
- Inscriptions and quotations in the Library of Congress
- On these walls : inscriptions and quotations in the Library of Congress
- Subjects
- Ouvrages illustrés
- Illustrated works
- Pictorial works
- illustrated books
- Library architecture > Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) > Buildings, structures, etc
- National libraries > Washington (D.C.)
- Architectural inscriptions > Washington (D.C.)
- Library decoration > Washington (D.C.)
- Library of Congress Pictorial works
- Library of Congress Buildings
- Genre/Form
- illustrated books.
- Illustrated works
- Pictorial works
- Ouvrages illustrés.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- A brief history of the library of congress -- The Thomas Jefferson building -- The John Adams building -- The James Madison building -- Biographical dictionary of the artists -- Building floor plans
- ISBN
- 9781857595451 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1857595459 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780844412009 (alk. paper)
- 0844412007 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2007051744
- OCLC
- 187300202
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library