Philanthropy and light
Subtitle: Carnegie libraries and the advent of transatlantic standards for public space
By: by Oriel Prizeman
Publisher: Ashgate; Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781409427988; 9781409427995
Subjects: Lighting; Carnegie libraries; Library architecture; Public buildings; Public libraries; Library buildings; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting standards for public library environments; title: Setting standards for public light; title: Public darkness and light : the cycle of environment and philanthropy; title: Private darkness and light: the diurnal cycle of work and leisure; title: Specifying public light; title: The performance of public light.