On These Walls: Inscriptions and Quotations in the Buildings of the Library of Congress |
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Ainsworth Rand Spofford American architect American engineer American inventor American painter American sculptor arch Architecture artist astronomer Bacon beginning Bela Lyon Pratt beneath bronze doors bronze statues bust Capitol Casey ceiling vault Charles cherubs clockwise corner Declaration of Independence decoration depicted dome east wall English poet entrance Essays figures French printer George German printer goddess Greek muse Henry Herbert Adams Hispanic Room historian History inscribed Italian printer James Madison James Madison Memorial Jefferson Building's Johann John Adams Building Jonathan Scott Hartley left to right LIBERTY Librarian Library of Congress Library's lunette Madison Building Main Reading Room marble Minerva mural names North Corridor north end North Gallery north wall Northwest Olin Levi Warner paintings panel Pelz philosopher represent Roman Science seals second floor Shakespeare Signer Smithmeyer south end south wall Southwest Gallery Southwest Pavilion Spanish explorer Thomas Jefferson Building tion of Independence Visitors Washington west wall William window