Design for Library and Athenaeum. Plan of principal floor. [graphic] / John Notman.
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PicturePublication details: Philadelphia, July 1840.Description: 1 drawing : pen and ink with carmine and blue watercolor ; sheet 46 x 68 cm (18.5 x 27.25 in.)Notes: Scale: 6 feet = 1 inch; References to plan: Library Room. The red tint denotes the bookcases. The stone tint denotes the galleries. The blue lines show the size of the dome and of Lantern;
Title and date from item.Local Notes: Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited;
Reproduced in Constance Greiff's John Notman, architect 1810-1865 (Philadelphia: Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1979), 75-76;
Cataloging and digitization made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.Imprint: PA. Philadelphia. 1840.Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Design for a proposed building to jointly house the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Athenaeum of Philadelphia on the site of the Library Company's building at Fifth and Library Streets. Unexecuted.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Material | Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department | **Architectural Drawings - Library Company [354 M] | Available | 130167 |
Scale: 6 feet = 1 inch.
References to plan: Library Room. The red tint denotes the bookcases. The stone tint denotes the galleries. The blue lines show the size of the dome and of Lantern.
Design for a proposed building to jointly house the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Athenaeum of Philadelphia on the site of the Library Company's building at Fifth and Library Streets. Unexecuted.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Reproduced in Constance Greiff's John Notman, architect 1810-1865 (Philadelphia: Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1979), 75-76.
Cataloging and digitization made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.
Title and date from item.