Josef Plecnik (1872-1957)

National University Library, Ljubljana (1936-1941)

fig. 1: Plan; fig. 2: Facade.

fig. 3: Urban context; fig. 4: Facade, view from left; fig. 5: Facade, view from right.

fig. 6: Facade detail.

fig. 7: Entrance facade; fig. 8: Window detail.

fig. 9: Reading room; fig. 10: Reading room detail.


List of Illustrations

fig. 1: "Biblioteca universitaria, plan, Lubiana (1936-1941);" Ferlenga, p. 58.
plecLIB07.GIF [bw, 3.0x3.0, 32K]; plecLIB07.JPEG [bw, 6.0x5.7, 62K].

fig. 2: "Biblioteca universitaria, facade, Lubiana (1936-1941);" Ferlenga, p. 59.
plecLIB06.GIF [bw, 3.0x3.0, 31K]; plecLIB06.JPEG [bw, 7.9x7.6, 131K].

fig. 3: "Universitaetsbibliothek in Laibach, (1936-1941);" Prelovsek, pl. 188.
plecLIB12.GIF [co, 2.0x2.0, 32K]; plecLIB12.JPEG [co, 7.7x7.8, 159K].

fig. 4: "Universitaetsbibliothek in Laibach, (1936-1941);" Prelovsek, pl. 187.
plecLIB11.GIF [co, 2.0x2.0, 29K]; plecLIB11.JPEG [co, 8.2x8.2, 159K].

fig. 5: "Biblioteque nationale universitaire, detail de la facade, Ljubljana (1936-1941);" CCI, portfolio section.
plecLIB04.GIF [co, 2.0x2.8, 38K]; plecLIB04.JPEG [co, 5.3x7.5, 95K].

fig. 6: "Biblioteque nationale universitaire, detail de la facade, Ljubljana (1936-1941);" CCI, p. 77.
plecLIB03.GIF [bw, 3.6x4.0, 74K].

fig. 7: "Biblioteca universitaria, La grande finestra tagliata dalla colonna della sala di lettura della Biblioteca nazionale, Lubiana (1936-1941);" Ferlenga, p. 182.
plecLIB08.GIF [co, 2.0x2.4, 30K]; plecLIB08.JPEG [co, 6.5x7.8, 104K].

fig. 8: "National and University Library, Ljubljana, detail of facade, (1936-1941);" Krecic, pl. 40.
plecLIB09.GIF [co, 2.7x2.0, 33K]; plecLIB09.JPEG [co, 8.3x6.0, 99K].

fig. 9: "National and University Library, Ljubljana, reading room, (1936-1941);" Krecic, pl. 43.
plecLIB10.GIF [co, 2.0x2.7, 30K]; plecLIB10.JPEG [co, 8.5x11.0, 110K].

fig. 10: "Biblioteque nationale universitaire, Salle de lecture, Ljubljana (1936-1941);" CCI, portfolio section.
plecLIB05.GIF [co, 3.8x5.9, 81K].


Patrick A. George
(pgeorge@ccat.sas.upenn.edu)