Library of Congress. Commemorative arch, with Gutenberg Bible and Minerva mosaic above – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Library of Congress. Commemorative arch, with Gutenberg Bible and Minerva mosaic above. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Library of Congress. Commemorative arch, with Gutenberg Bible and Minerva mosaic above
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The arch in this view stands inside the Library of Congress and carries two symbols of learning: a Gutenberg Bible, the printed book that opened European book production to wide readership in the mid-1450s, and a Minerva mosaic above it, with the Roman goddess of wisdom standing for the Library's purpose. The caption card gives no date, so the occasion for the arch is unrecorded. The setting fits the Jefferson Building, which opened in 1897 in the Beaux-Arts style and was filled with classical decoration meant to celebrate knowledge. Such displays were common in public buildings of that era.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: DC, Wash.--L- C---Interior--Misc.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,195 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134686 |
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