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Bibliothèque Nationale Versailles - 1933-1934
People:
  • Michel Roux-Spitz (architect)
  • Unknown (photographer)
  • Baudet, Donon & Roussel (photographic studio)
Title:

Bibliothèque Nationale Versailles - 1933-1934

Date:

1933-1934

Description:

Album PH1986:0900.11 comprises 79 photographs of the Bibliothèque Nationale in Versailles, France, designed by Michel Roux-Spitz. Photographs include views of an elevation of the building, a sketch, models, views of the building site, exterior views of the building, the entrance doors, interior views showing the set of shelves, the reading room, the staircase, hallways, and the basement.

Quantity / Object type:
1 album(s)
Technique and media:

Gelatin silver prints

Dimensions:

album: 37,3 x 33,4 x 7,1 cm comps. (smallest): 16,4 x 22,2 cm comps. (largest): 24,1 x 35,5 cm

Reference number:

PH1986:0900.11

Point of View:
  • exterior views
  • interior views
Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Album has green, red and gold moiré pattern coloured paper cover-boards and green and black leather bookbinding with gold gilding and lettering. Photographs are glued to yellowish paper pages. There are no typewritten labels in this album. Photographer(s) are mainly unknown except for photographs PH1986:0900.11.47 and PH1986:0900.11.50 which bear a caption mentioning the photographers Baudet, Donon & Roussel.

Inscription:

labelled, imprinted and dated

Location:

Versailles France

Subject:
  • architecture
Subject Descriptive Terms:
  • façade
  • staircase
  • elevation (building division)
  • building site
  • hallway
  • entrance doors
  • shelves
  • library
  • sketch
  • model
Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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