Public libraries. A treatise on their design, construction and fittings, with a chapter on the principles of planning, and a summary of the law (1907)
Champneys, Amian Lister · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 51
ith a thickness of ^ in., thus 12. Sections of Wooden Shelves. economising in. for every tier of shelves. In some American libraries very excellent open steel shelves are used, but their cost is very considerable. In order to protect the lowest tier of books in a case from dust and injury… … 13. Sections of Steel Shelves. A dust-board at the top of the case is also necessary to protect the books on the top shelf (see Fig. 1 1 ). This is sometimes sloped (see Fig. 10) so that the surfaces are visible and accumulated dust cannot escape notice. It is, however, doubtful whether the…
Library architecture · Library fittings and supplies
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