‘Temples of Knowledge: The Classical Architecture of Public Libraries and Mechanics Institutes’ (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Pears, R. (2023, July). ‘Temples of Knowledge: The Classical Architecture of Public Libraries and Mechanics Institutes’. Paper presented at Classical Presences in North-East England, St Chad's College, Durham University

Wealthy Britons of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries embraced the classical world through their education in public schools and universities, and Grand Tours of classical monuments in Europe. They lived, ruled and played in classical-style coun... Read More about ‘Temples of Knowledge: The Classical Architecture of Public Libraries and Mechanics Institutes’.