The Detroit Public Library by Barbara Madgy Cohn

Author:Barbara Madgy Cohn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wayne State University Press

The painted glass windows of the Delivery Hall, looking south. A quote from architect Cass Gilbert is under the ceiling cornice: “Books are the most enduring monuments of man’s achievements through them civilization becomes cumulative.” Photograph courtesy of Martin Vecchio.

Under the cornice of the three adjoining walls are additional quotes of note:

East Wall (over Melcher’s murals): “Through seas of knowledge we our course advance, discovering still new worlds of ignorance.” John Denham (1614–1669)

West Wall: “To promote self development by ample facilities for wide reading in an atmosphere of freedom and morality.” Sir John MacAlister (1856–1925)

North Wall: “Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; but to weigh and consider.” Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626)

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