This photochrome print of the municipal library in bruges is part of “views of architecture and other sites in belgium” from the catalog of the detroit publishing company (1905). The library, which houses the municipal archives of bruges, was restored by the belgian architect louis de la censerie (1838–1909) in 1877–81. Its neo-renaissance architecture, which recalls a 17th-century aesthetic, is reflected in the use of the stepped-gable façades on the roof. According to baedeker’s belgium and holland including the grand-duchy of luxembourg (1905), “the municipal library, which is now established in the ancient tonlieu, or custom-house of 1477. Contains 60,000 vols. , including 562 old [manuscripts] (comprising missals of the 13–14th cent. ), the first books printed by colard mansion, the printer of bruges (1475–84), and a collection of engravings. ”
archives; gables; libraries; renaissance revival (architecture). Date: between 1890 and 1900. Place of creation: Bruges. Dimensions: 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. Medium: photograph, prints. Collection: Library of Congress. The Library, Bruges, Belgium WDL4151
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