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

Title
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
Bailey, Colin B.
Publication
  • New York : The Morgan Library & Museum : Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., 2023.
  • ©2023

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Additional Authors
  • Foner, Daria Rose
  • Bergdoll, Barry
  • Dolkart, Andrew
  • Nelson, Christine, 1963-
  • Regan, Brian
Description
243 pages : illustrations; 30 cm
Summary
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
  • Pierpont Morgan Library > History
  • Pierpont Morgan Library
  • Library buildings > New York (State) > New York
  • Library architecture > New York (State) > New York
  • Library buildings > Conservation and restoration > New York (State) > New York
  • Library architecture
  • Library buildings
  • Library buildings > Conservation and restoration
  • New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • Architectural plans on endpapers.
  • "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)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JQF 23-1409
ISBN
  • 9781785513992
  • 1785513990
LCCN
https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301318095
OCLC
1390910171
Author
Bailey, Colin B., author.
Title
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.
Publisher
New York : The Morgan Library & Museum : Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., 2023.
Copyright Date
©2023
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Foner, Daria Rose, author.
Bergdoll, Barry, author.
Dolkart, Andrew, author.
Nelson, Christine, 1963- author.
Regan, Brian, author.
Other Standard Identifier
https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301318095 uri
Research Call Number
JQF 23-1409
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