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Making of the Morgan from Charles McKim to Renzo Piano »
Authors: Paul S. Byard, Cynthia Davidson, Brian Regan, Charles Pierce Jr.
ISBN-13: 9780875981499, ISBN-10: 0875981496
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Morgan Library & Museum
Date Published: November 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Paul S. Byard
Paul S. Byard, the head of the Historic Preservation programme at Columbia University, is a past president of the Architectural League of New York and the author of The Architecture of Additions (ISBN 9780393731767).
Book Synopsis
In 1906, in the heart of New York City, Pierpont Morgan built a private library intended to rival the great art institutions of Europe. In
1924, The Pierpont Morgan Library & Museum became a public institution.
Table of Contents
Subjects
Art, Architecture & Photography
Architecture Building Types - Architecture
Art, Architecture & Photography Architecture Geographic Locations - Architecture
Art, Architecture & Photography Architecture Individual Architects & Buildings
History American History United States History - Northeastern & Middle Atlantic Region
Reference Library & Information Science Libraries - General & Miscellaneous
Nonfiction History American History
Nonfiction Reference Library & Information Science
Architecture Building Types - ArchitectureArt, Architecture & Photography
Architecture Geographic Locations - ArchitectureArt, Architecture & Photography
Architecture Individual Architects & BuildingsHistory
American History United States History - Northeastern & Middle Atlantic RegionReference
Library & Information Science Libraries - General & MiscellaneousNonfiction
History American HistoryNonfiction
Reference Library & Information Science
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