HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY 2
The Burning by the British Troops 2
The Acquisition of Jefferson’s Library 3
Mr. Spofford’s Administration 3
The Old Quarters in the Capitol 4
The Agitation for a New Building 4
THE NEW BUILDING 6
The General Decoration; Mr. Garnsey and Mr. Weinert 7
The General Character of the Building 8
THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING 9
The Façade 10
THE ENTRANCE PAVILION 11
Mr. Hinton Perry’s Fountain 12
The Ethnological Heads 13
The Portico Busts 16
Mr. Pratt’s Spandrel Figures 17
THE MAIN ENTRANCE 18
Mr. Warner’s Bronze Doors 18
Mr. Macmonnies’s Bronze Door 20
MAIN ENTRANCE HALL 21
The Vestibule 21
The Stucco Decoration of the Vestibule 22
The Marble Flooring 22
The Staircase Hall 23
The Commemorative Arch 23
Mr. Warner’s Spandrel Figures 24
Mr. Martiny’s Staircase Figures 24
The Ceiling of the Staircase Hall 27
The Mosaic Vaults of the First Floor Corridors 28
Mr. Pearce’s Paintings 28
Mr. Walker’s Paintings 30
Mr. Alexander’s Paintings 33
Mosaic Decorations of the East Corridor 33
The Librarian’s Room 34
The Lobbies of the Rotunda 35
Mr. Vedder’s Paintings 36
The Second Floor Corridors 39
The Decoration of the Vaults 39
The Printers’ Marks 42
Mr. Hinton Perry’s Bas-reliefs 43
Mr. Shirlaw’s Paintings 44
Mr. Reid’s Paintings 46
Mr. Barse’s Paintings 48
Mr. Benson’s Paintings 50
The Decoration of the Walls 51
Mr. Maynard’s Pompeiian Panels 52
The Inscriptions along the Walls 53
THE ENTRANCE TO THE ROTUNDA 55
Mr. Van Ingen’s Paintings 55
Mr. Vedder’s Mosaic Decoration 56
THE ROTUNDA 57
The Importance of the Rotunda 58
The General Arrangement 60
The Alcoves 61
The Symbolical Statues 62
The Portrait Statues 64
Mr. Flanagan’s Clock 66
The Lighting of the Rotunda 67
The Semicircular Windows 68
The Dome 70
The Stucco Ornamentation 70
Mr. Blashfield’s Paintings 71
The Rotunda Color Scheme 76
Provision for Readers 77
The Book-Carrying Apparatus 78
Connection with the Capitol 79
THE BOOK-STACKS 80
Arrangement and Construction 80
Ventilation and Heating 82
The Shelving 82
Lighting 82