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Where we lived : discovering the places we once called home, the american home from 1775 to 1840
Where we lived : discovering the places we once called home, the american home from 1775 to 1840
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What was life like when a dozen people lived in a house not much bigger than a modern garage ? When children were born at home, people were maried at home and, later, died, were laid out, mourned, and buried at home ? This book is about how early American families lived in these old houses and the range of their lives in them - from the impossibly wealthy to the(...)
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What was life like when a dozen people lived in a house not much bigger than a modern garage ? When children were born at home, people were maried at home and, later, died, were laid out, mourned, and buried at home ? This book is about how early American families lived in these old houses and the range of their lives in them - from the impossibly wealthy to the(...)
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Where we lived : discovering the places we once called home, the american home from 1775 to 1840
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What was life like when a dozen people lived in a house not much bigger than a modern garage ? When children were born at home, people were maried at home and, later, died, were laid out, mourned, and buried at home ? This book is about how early American families lived in these old houses and the range of their lives in them - from the impossibly wealthy to the unimaginably poor, from Boston and New York to the small farms and plantations of the rural South, from trim New England villages to the raw frontier "West" of Missouri, Ohio, and Illinois. Here is a look to date of how families lived at the dawn of the republic and how their houses shaped their lives.
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What was life like when a dozen people lived in a house not much bigger than a modern garage ? When children were born at home, people were maried at home and, later, died, were laid out, mourned, and buried at home ? This book is about how early American families lived in these old houses and the range of their lives in them - from the impossibly wealthy to the unimaginably poor, from Boston and New York to the small farms and plantations of the rural South, from trim New England villages to the raw frontier "West" of Missouri, Ohio, and Illinois. Here is a look to date of how families lived at the dawn of the republic and how their houses shaped their lives.
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October 2006, Newtown
October 2006, Newtown
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History until 1900
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Toward the end of the sixteenth century, and throughout the seventeenth, thinking in spatial terms assumed extraordinary urgency among Russia's ruling elites. The two great developments of this era in Russian history - the enserfment of the peasantry and the conquest of a vast Eastern empire-fundamentally concerned spatial control and concepts of movements across the(...)
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Toward the end of the sixteenth century, and throughout the seventeenth, thinking in spatial terms assumed extraordinary urgency among Russia's ruling elites. The two great developments of this era in Russian history - the enserfment of the peasantry and the conquest of a vast Eastern empire-fundamentally concerned spatial control and concepts of movements across the(...)
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Cartographies of tsardom : the land and its meaning in seventeenth-century Russia
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Toward the end of the sixteenth century, and throughout the seventeenth, thinking in spatial terms assumed extraordinary urgency among Russia's ruling elites. The two great developments of this era in Russian history - the enserfment of the peasantry and the conquest of a vast Eastern empire-fundamentally concerned spatial control and concepts of movements across the land. In "Cartographies of tsardom", Valerie Kivelson explores how these twin themes of fixity and mobility obliged Russians, from tsar to peasant, to think in spatial terms. She builds her case through close study of two very different kinds of maps: the hundreds of local maps hand-drawn by amateurs as evidence in property litigations, and the maps of the new territories that stretched from the Urals to the Pacific. In both the simple maps that local residents drafted and in the more formal maps of the newly conquered Siberian spaces, Kivelson shows that the Russians saw the land (be it a peasant's plot or the Siberian taiga) as marked by the grace of divine providence. She argues that the unceasing tension between fixity and mobility led to the emergence in Eurasia of an empire quite different from that in North America. In her words, the Russian empire that took shape in the decades before Peter the Great proclaimed its existence was a “spacious mantle,” a “patchwork quilt of difference under a single tsar” that granted religious and cultural space to non-Russian, non-Orthodox populations even as it strove to tie them down to serve its own growing fiscal needs. The unresolved, perhaps unresolvable, tension between these contrary impulses was both the strength and the weakness of empire in Russia.
Cartographies of tsardom : the land and its meaning in seventeenth-century Russia
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Toward the end of the sixteenth century, and throughout the seventeenth, thinking in spatial terms assumed extraordinary urgency among Russia's ruling elites. The two great developments of this era in Russian history - the enserfment of the peasantry and the conquest of a vast Eastern empire-fundamentally concerned spatial control and concepts of movements across the land. In "Cartographies of tsardom", Valerie Kivelson explores how these twin themes of fixity and mobility obliged Russians, from tsar to peasant, to think in spatial terms. She builds her case through close study of two very different kinds of maps: the hundreds of local maps hand-drawn by amateurs as evidence in property litigations, and the maps of the new territories that stretched from the Urals to the Pacific. In both the simple maps that local residents drafted and in the more formal maps of the newly conquered Siberian spaces, Kivelson shows that the Russians saw the land (be it a peasant's plot or the Siberian taiga) as marked by the grace of divine providence. She argues that the unceasing tension between fixity and mobility led to the emergence in Eurasia of an empire quite different from that in North America. In her words, the Russian empire that took shape in the decades before Peter the Great proclaimed its existence was a “spacious mantle,” a “patchwork quilt of difference under a single tsar” that granted religious and cultural space to non-Russian, non-Orthodox populations even as it strove to tie them down to serve its own growing fiscal needs. The unresolved, perhaps unresolvable, tension between these contrary impulses was both the strength and the weakness of empire in Russia.
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September 2006, Ithaca, London
September 2006, Ithaca, London
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This superb guide at last brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and best known scholars of Roman archeology and art, to a wide, English-language audience. Conveniently organized by walking tours and illustrated throughout with clear maps, drawings, and plans, Rome and Environs: An Archaeological Guide covers all of the city's ancient sites,(...)
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This superb guide at last brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and best known scholars of Roman archeology and art, to a wide, English-language audience. Conveniently organized by walking tours and illustrated throughout with clear maps, drawings, and plans, Rome and Environs: An Archaeological Guide covers all of the city's ancient sites,(...)
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Rome and environs: an archaeological guide
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This superb guide at last brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and best known scholars of Roman archeology and art, to a wide, English-language audience. Conveniently organized by walking tours and illustrated throughout with clear maps, drawings, and plans, Rome and Environs: An Archaeological Guide covers all of the city's ancient sites, and, unlike most other guides, now includes the major monuments in a large area outside Rome proper but within easy reach, such as Ostia Antica, Palestrina, Tivoli, and the many areas of interest along the ancient Roman roads. An essential resource for tourists interested in a deeper understanding of Rome's classical remains, it is also the ideal book for students and scholars approaching the ancient history of one of the world's most fascinating cities. Covers all the major sites including the Capitoline, the Roman Forum and the Imperial Fora, the Palatine Hill, the Valley of the Colosseum, the Esquiline, the Caelian, the Quirinal, and the Campus Martius. Two separate chapters discuss important clusters of sites-one on the area surrounding Circus Maximus and the other in the vicinity of the Trastevere, including the Aventine and the Vatican. Additional chapters cover the city walls and the aqueducts. Features 189 maps, drawings, and diagrams; an appendix on building materials and techniques; and an extensive bibliography.
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This superb guide at last brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and best known scholars of Roman archeology and art, to a wide, English-language audience. Conveniently organized by walking tours and illustrated throughout with clear maps, drawings, and plans, Rome and Environs: An Archaeological Guide covers all of the city's ancient sites, and, unlike most other guides, now includes the major monuments in a large area outside Rome proper but within easy reach, such as Ostia Antica, Palestrina, Tivoli, and the many areas of interest along the ancient Roman roads. An essential resource for tourists interested in a deeper understanding of Rome's classical remains, it is also the ideal book for students and scholars approaching the ancient history of one of the world's most fascinating cities. Covers all the major sites including the Capitoline, the Roman Forum and the Imperial Fora, the Palatine Hill, the Valley of the Colosseum, the Esquiline, the Caelian, the Quirinal, and the Campus Martius. Two separate chapters discuss important clusters of sites-one on the area surrounding Circus Maximus and the other in the vicinity of the Trastevere, including the Aventine and the Vatican. Additional chapters cover the city walls and the aqueducts. Features 189 maps, drawings, and diagrams; an appendix on building materials and techniques; and an extensive bibliography.
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March 2008, Berkeley
March 2008, Berkeley
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Rome from the ground up
Rome from the ground up
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James H.S. McGregor traces the successive urban forms that rulers have imposed, from emperors and popes to national governments including Mussolini's. In archaeologists' and museums' presentation of Rome's past, he shows that the documenting of history itself is fraught with power and politics. In McGregor's own account, the power and politics emerge clearly, manifest in(...)
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James H.S. McGregor traces the successive urban forms that rulers have imposed, from emperors and popes to national governments including Mussolini's. In archaeologists' and museums' presentation of Rome's past, he shows that the documenting of history itself is fraught with power and politics. In McGregor's own account, the power and politics emerge clearly, manifest in(...)
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Rome from the ground up
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James H.S. McGregor traces the successive urban forms that rulers have imposed, from emperors and popes to national governments including Mussolini's. In archaeologists' and museums' presentation of Rome's past, he shows that the documenting of history itself is fraught with power and politics. In McGregor's own account, the power and politics emerge clearly, manifest in the distinctive styles and structures, practical concerns and aesthetic interests that constitute the myriad Romes of our day and days past.
Rome from the ground up
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James H.S. McGregor traces the successive urban forms that rulers have imposed, from emperors and popes to national governments including Mussolini's. In archaeologists' and museums' presentation of Rome's past, he shows that the documenting of history itself is fraught with power and politics. In McGregor's own account, the power and politics emerge clearly, manifest in the distinctive styles and structures, practical concerns and aesthetic interests that constitute the myriad Romes of our day and days past.
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October 2006, Cambridge, Mass.
October 2006, Cambridge, Mass.
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History until 1900
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A day in a Medieval city
A day in a Medieval city
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An opportunity to experience the daily hustle and bustle of life in the late Middle Ages, "A Day in a Medieval City" provides a dawn-to-dark account of medieval life. A visual trek through the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries - with seasoned historian and expert on medieval iconography Chiara Frugoni as guide - this book offers a vast array of images and vignettes that(...)
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An opportunity to experience the daily hustle and bustle of life in the late Middle Ages, "A Day in a Medieval City" provides a dawn-to-dark account of medieval life. A visual trek through the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries - with seasoned historian and expert on medieval iconography Chiara Frugoni as guide - this book offers a vast array of images and vignettes that(...)
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A day in a Medieval city
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An opportunity to experience the daily hustle and bustle of life in the late Middle Ages, "A Day in a Medieval City" provides a dawn-to-dark account of medieval life. A visual trek through the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries - with seasoned historian and expert on medieval iconography Chiara Frugoni as guide - this book offers a vast array of images and vignettes that depicts the everyday hardships and commonplace pleasures for people living in the Middle Ages. "A Day in a Medieval City" breathes life into the activities of the city streets, homes, fields, schools, and places of worship. With entertaining anecdotes and gritty details, it engages the modern reader with its discoveries of the religious, economic, and institutional practices of the day. From urban planning and education to child care, hygiene, and the more leisurely pursuits of games, food, books, and superstitions, Frugoni unearths the daily routines of the private and public lives of citizens.
A day in a Medieval city
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An opportunity to experience the daily hustle and bustle of life in the late Middle Ages, "A Day in a Medieval City" provides a dawn-to-dark account of medieval life. A visual trek through the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries - with seasoned historian and expert on medieval iconography Chiara Frugoni as guide - this book offers a vast array of images and vignettes that depicts the everyday hardships and commonplace pleasures for people living in the Middle Ages. "A Day in a Medieval City" breathes life into the activities of the city streets, homes, fields, schools, and places of worship. With entertaining anecdotes and gritty details, it engages the modern reader with its discoveries of the religious, economic, and institutional practices of the day. From urban planning and education to child care, hygiene, and the more leisurely pursuits of games, food, books, and superstitions, Frugoni unearths the daily routines of the private and public lives of citizens.
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November 2006, Chicago / London
November 2006, Chicago / London
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History until 1900
History until 1900
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Linda Seidel has now expertly transcribed and edited Meyer Schapiro's 1967 lectures, presenting them for the first time to an audience beyond the halls of Harvard.
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Linda Seidel has now expertly transcribed and edited Meyer Schapiro's 1967 lectures, presenting them for the first time to an audience beyond the halls of Harvard.
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History until 1900
History until 1900
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November 2006, Chacago / London
November 2006, Chacago / London
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Romanesque architectural sculpture, the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
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Linda Seidel has now expertly transcribed and edited Meyer Schapiro's 1967 lectures, presenting them for the first time to an audience beyond the halls of Harvard.
Romanesque architectural sculpture, the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
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Linda Seidel has now expertly transcribed and edited Meyer Schapiro's 1967 lectures, presenting them for the first time to an audience beyond the halls of Harvard.
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November 2006, Chacago / London
November 2006, Chacago / London
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Founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as Russia's westward-oriented capital and as a visually stunning showcase of Russia's imperial ambitions, has been the country's most mythologized city. Like a museum piece, it has functioned as a site for preservation, a literal and imaginative place where Russians can commune with idealized pasts. Preserving Petersburg represents a(...)
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Founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as Russia's westward-oriented capital and as a visually stunning showcase of Russia's imperial ambitions, has been the country's most mythologized city. Like a museum piece, it has functioned as a site for preservation, a literal and imaginative place where Russians can commune with idealized pasts. Preserving Petersburg represents a(...)
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History until 1900
History until 1900
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July 2008, Bloomington, Indianapolis
July 2008, Bloomington, Indianapolis
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Preserving Petersburg: history, memory, nostalgia
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Founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as Russia's westward-oriented capital and as a visually stunning showcase of Russia's imperial ambitions, has been the country's most mythologized city. Like a museum piece, it has functioned as a site for preservation, a literal and imaginative place where Russians can commune with idealized pasts. Preserving Petersburg represents a significant departure from traditional representations. By moving beyond the "Petersburg text" created by canonized writers and artists, the contributors to this engrossing volume trace the ways in which St. Petersburg has become a "museum piece," embodying history, nostalgia, and recourse to memories of the past. The essays in this attractively illustrated volume trace a process of preservation that stretches back nearly three centuries, as manifest in the works of noted historians, poets, novelists, artists, architects, filmmakers, and dramatists.
Preserving Petersburg: history, memory, nostalgia
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Founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as Russia's westward-oriented capital and as a visually stunning showcase of Russia's imperial ambitions, has been the country's most mythologized city. Like a museum piece, it has functioned as a site for preservation, a literal and imaginative place where Russians can commune with idealized pasts. Preserving Petersburg represents a significant departure from traditional representations. By moving beyond the "Petersburg text" created by canonized writers and artists, the contributors to this engrossing volume trace the ways in which St. Petersburg has become a "museum piece," embodying history, nostalgia, and recourse to memories of the past. The essays in this attractively illustrated volume trace a process of preservation that stretches back nearly three centuries, as manifest in the works of noted historians, poets, novelists, artists, architects, filmmakers, and dramatists.
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July 2008, Bloomington, Indianapolis
July 2008, Bloomington, Indianapolis
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L'arc de triomphe
L'arc de triomphe
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284 marches pour conquérir Paris ! À 50 mètres du sol, depuis l'Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, la capitale dévoile toute son histoire et la plus belle perspective du monde : un fil magique, tendu entre la Grande Arche de la Défense et le Louvre. Avec pour jalons les Champs-Élysées, l'obélisque de la Concorde, le jardin des Tuileries, l'arc de triomphe du Carrousel et la(...)
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284 marches pour conquérir Paris ! À 50 mètres du sol, depuis l'Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, la capitale dévoile toute son histoire et la plus belle perspective du monde : un fil magique, tendu entre la Grande Arche de la Défense et le Louvre. Avec pour jalons les Champs-Élysées, l'obélisque de la Concorde, le jardin des Tuileries, l'arc de triomphe du Carrousel et la(...)
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L'arc de triomphe
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284 marches pour conquérir Paris ! À 50 mètres du sol, depuis l'Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, la capitale dévoile toute son histoire et la plus belle perspective du monde : un fil magique, tendu entre la Grande Arche de la Défense et le Louvre. Avec pour jalons les Champs-Élysées, l'obélisque de la Concorde, le jardin des Tuileries, l'arc de triomphe du Carrousel et la pyramide du Louvre. Implanté au centre de la place Charles-de-Gaulle, l'Arc de Triomphe est le plus illustre symbole de l'histoire de France.
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284 marches pour conquérir Paris ! À 50 mètres du sol, depuis l'Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, la capitale dévoile toute son histoire et la plus belle perspective du monde : un fil magique, tendu entre la Grande Arche de la Défense et le Louvre. Avec pour jalons les Champs-Élysées, l'obélisque de la Concorde, le jardin des Tuileries, l'arc de triomphe du Carrousel et la pyramide du Louvre. Implanté au centre de la place Charles-de-Gaulle, l'Arc de Triomphe est le plus illustre symbole de l'histoire de France.
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January 2008, Paris
January 2008, Paris
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A guide to England's cathedrals, abbeys and churches as seen through the eyes of an experienced stone mason.
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A guide to England's cathedrals, abbeys and churches as seen through the eyes of an experienced stone mason.
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Guided by a stone-mason : the cathedrals, abbeys and churches of Britain unveiled
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A guide to England's cathedrals, abbeys and churches as seen through the eyes of an experienced stone mason.
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A guide to England's cathedrals, abbeys and churches as seen through the eyes of an experienced stone mason.
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July 1996, London
July 1996, London
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In 1726, Lord Burlington, informed by a profound admiration for the architecture of the sixteenth-century Italian, Andrea Palladio, proceeded to raise a free standing "villa" on the outskirts of London. Together with his own town house in Piccadilly, which ten years earlier had undergone major alterations similarly inspired by Palladio, this building(...)
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In 1726, Lord Burlington, informed by a profound admiration for the architecture of the sixteenth-century Italian, Andrea Palladio, proceeded to raise a free standing "villa" on the outskirts of London. Together with his own town house in Piccadilly, which ten years earlier had undergone major alterations similarly inspired by Palladio, this building(...)
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The Palladian Revival : Lord Burlington, his villa and garden at Chiswick
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In 1726, Lord Burlington, informed by a profound admiration for the architecture of the sixteenth-century Italian, Andrea Palladio, proceeded to raise a free standing "villa" on the outskirts of London. Together with his own town house in Piccadilly, which ten years earlier had undergone major alterations similarly inspired by Palladio, this building launched a new taste in architecture which was to spread throughout Britain and North America. This exhibition catalogue traces the establishment of a radical new style in architecture.
The Palladian Revival : Lord Burlington, his villa and garden at Chiswick
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In 1726, Lord Burlington, informed by a profound admiration for the architecture of the sixteenth-century Italian, Andrea Palladio, proceeded to raise a free standing "villa" on the outskirts of London. Together with his own town house in Piccadilly, which ten years earlier had undergone major alterations similarly inspired by Palladio, this building launched a new taste in architecture which was to spread throughout Britain and North America. This exhibition catalogue traces the establishment of a radical new style in architecture.
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June 1994, Montréal / New Haven
June 1994, Montréal / New Haven
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History until 1900
