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‘Carven stone and blazoned pane’: The Design and Construction of the John Rylands Library
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The John Rylands Library is an outstanding example of neo-Gothic architecture,
and is without parallel in Britain as a memorial library. This article situates
the Library‘s foundation at the close of the nineteenth century within the
economic and cultural development of Manchester, the worlds first industrial
city, and within wider trends in library history. Enriqueta Rylands‘s aims in
establishing the Library are analysed, as well as her influence on the design
and construction of the building. The article includes a detailed examination of
the iconography of the building and the innovative use of building services
technology designed to protect the remarkable collections that were amassed by
Mrs Rylands. Later developments are also treated, including the most recent
‘Unlocking the Rylands’ project, 2000-07.
Title: ‘Carven stone and blazoned pane’: The Design and Construction of the John Rylands Library
Description:
The John Rylands Library is an outstanding example of neo-Gothic architecture,
and is without parallel in Britain as a memorial library.
This article situates
the Library‘s foundation at the close of the nineteenth century within the
economic and cultural development of Manchester, the worlds first industrial
city, and within wider trends in library history.
Enriqueta Rylands‘s aims in
establishing the Library are analysed, as well as her influence on the design
and construction of the building.
The article includes a detailed examination of
the iconography of the building and the innovative use of building services
technology designed to protect the remarkable collections that were amassed by
Mrs Rylands.
Later developments are also treated, including the most recent
‘Unlocking the Rylands’ project, 2000-07.
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