Editing Sterling Memorial Library (section)

===Nave===
[[File:Sterling nave.jpg|thumb|The nave, looking towards the circulation desk]]
The entrance hall of the library is known as the "nave" because it imitates the [[nave|main approach of a cathedral]]. At its western terminus is a [[chancel]] containing an ornate circulation desk and [[altarpiece]] mural painted by [[Eugene Savage]].<ref name="Husted" /> Constructed of [[Indiana limestone]] and [[List of sandstones|Ohio sandstone]] blocks, the nave is a self-supporting stone structure with none of the steel reinforcement used elsewhere in the library.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crosbie |first=Michael J. |title=Stunning Renovation Brings New Radiance To Yale Library |newspaper=Hartford Courant |date=22 April 2015 |url=http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-crosbie-sterling-restoration-20150422-story.html |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>  It is elaborately decorated with stone and wood carving, ironwork, stained glass windows, and ceiling [[boss (architecture)|bosses]].<ref name="Decoration" /> The main hall is flanked by two [[Aisle#Church architecture|aisles]], which originally held [[library catalog|card catalogs]] for the library bookstacks. Though the original catalog drawers remain in the aisles, the cards have been removed and the aisles converted to seating areas and a [[computer lab]]. At its western end it is intersected by a [[transept]], which leads to the library's main reading room on one end and its wing on the other. For many years, [[tobacco smoking|smoking]] was allowed in the nave, which left a layer of soot on its upper levels.<ref name=Branch201305>{{cite web |last=Alden Branch |first=Mark |title=Sterling's Nave to Close for a Year |date=14 May 2013 |website=Yale Alumni Magazine |url=https://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/blog_posts/1458 |access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>  Beginning in 2013, the nave underwent a $20-million, yearlong renovation to clean its surfaces, restore its architectural details, overhaul building systems, and reconfigure visitor circulation and services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sterling Memorial Library Nave Restoration |publisher=Yale University Library |url=http://guides.library.yale.edu/content.php?pid=412929&sid=3373658 |access-date=4 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427120654/http://guides.library.yale.edu/content.php?pid=412929&sid=3373658 |archive-date=27 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shelton |first=Jim |title=Yale's Sterling Memorial Library is getting a $20 million makeover |date=6 September 2013 |newspaper=New Haven Register |url=http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20130907/yales-sterling-memorial-library-is-getting-a-20-million-makeover |access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Renewing an architectural 'temple of the mind' — for a new generation |website=Yale News |publisher=Yale University |url=https://news.yale.edu/2013/05/30/renewing-architectural-temple-mind-new-generation |access-date=6 April 2014|date=2013-05-30 }}</ref>