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J. Pierpont Morgan's Library : building the bookman's paradise

Title
  1. J. Pierpont Morgan's Library : building the bookman's paradise / Colin B. Bailey and Daria Rose Foner, Barry Bergdoll, Andrew S. Dolkart, Christine Nelson, Brian Regan.
Author
  1. Bailey, Colin B
Published by
  1. New York : The Morgan Library & Museum : Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., 2023.
  2. ©2023
Format
  1. Book/text

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AccessUse in libraryCall numberJQF 23-1409Item locationSchwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300

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Additional authors
  1. Foner, Daria Rose
  2. Bergdoll, Barry
  3. Dolkart, Andrew
  4. Nelson, Christine, 1963-
  5. Regan, Brian
Description
  1. 243 pages : illustrations; 30 cm
Summary
  1. This beautifully illustrated publication celebrates the first-ever restoration of the exterior of J. Pierpont Morgan's Library - the historic heart of the Morgan Library & Museum. Morgan's Library has stood as a significant cultural landmark ever since it was commissioned by J. Pierpont Morgan for personal use at the start of the 20th century. Its transition to a public institution in the twenties has lent to an even greater flood of admiration and patronage, by both local and international audiences. The elegant design by Charles Follen McKim stands as one of the finest examples of neoclassical architecture in the United States, significant for its distinctive Italian Renaissance style and its opulent interior period rooms. The site has been designated both a National Historic Landmark and a New York City landmark, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The book, following on the heels of the completed restoration, will punctuate this latest milestone in the building's storied history.
Subject
  1. Pierpont Morgan Library -- History.
  2. Library buildings -- New York (State) -- New York.
  3. Library architecture -- New York (State) -- New York.
  4. Library buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- New York (State) -- New York.
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Call number
  1. JQF 23-1409
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Architectural plans on endpapers.
  2. "Published to celebrate the exterior restoration of J. Pierpont Morgan's Library in 2020, in tandem with the exhibition J. Pierpont Morgan's Library: building the bookman's paradise at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, June 10-September 18, 2022" --Title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Bailey, Colin B., author.
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Added author
  1. Foner, Daria Rose, author.
  2. Bergdoll, Barry, author.
  3. Dolkart, Andrew, author.
  4. Nelson, Christine, 1963- author.
  5. Regan, Brian, author.
Other standard identifier
  1. https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301318095 uri
ISBN
  1. 9781785513992 (hardcover)
  2. 1785513990 (hardcover)
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