▁standards . ▁ ▁Inter ior ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁main ▁reading ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor , ▁ 3 0 ▁feet ▁above ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁feet ▁from ▁all ▁four ▁boundaries , ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁the ▁pleasant ▁contrast ▁between ▁the ▁' s ull en ▁ro ar ' ▁of ▁Manchester ▁and ▁the ▁' internal ▁clo ister ▁quiet ude ▁of ▁Ry lands '. ▁It ▁was ▁lit ▁by ▁or iel ▁windows ▁in ▁the ▁reading ▁alc ov es ▁supp lement ed ▁by ▁high ▁cler est ory ▁windows ▁along ▁both ▁sides . ▁Em bell ish ments ▁in ▁the ▁reading ▁room ▁include ▁two ▁large ▁st ained ▁glass ▁windows ▁with ▁port ra its ▁of ▁religious ▁and ▁sec ular ▁figures , ▁designed ▁by ▁C . ▁E . ▁K em pe ; ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁stat ues ▁in ▁the ▁reading ▁room ▁by ▁Robert ▁Br id g eman ▁and ▁S ons ▁of ▁L ich field ; ▁and ▁bron zew ork ▁in ▁the ▁art ▁nouveau ▁style ▁by ▁S inger ▁of ▁From e . ▁The ▁port ra its ▁in ▁sculpt ure ▁( 2 0 ) ▁and ▁st ained ▁glass ▁( 4 0 ) ▁represent ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁person ages ▁from ▁the ▁intellectual ▁and ▁art istic ▁history ▁of ▁man kind . ▁The ▁western ▁window ▁contains ▁" The ology " ▁from ▁Mos es ▁to ▁Sch le ier m acher ; ▁the ▁eastern ▁" Liter ature ▁and ▁Art " ▁( including ▁philosophy ). ▁The ▁portrait ▁stat ues ▁of ▁John ▁and ▁En ri qu eta ▁Ry lands ▁in ▁white ▁mar ble , ▁in ▁the ▁reading ▁room , ▁were ▁sculpt