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LIBRARY ARCHITECTURE

knowledge. These rooms will have no alcoves or galleries. The books will be shelved in wall cases and double cases not higher than a person can reach. High light will be taken on the exterior

side from windows above the wall cases, and each room will have light from two sides, the reading desks and tables being on the inner side where there are no wall cases, and lit by windows of full length looking into the quadrangle.