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Among the most sumptuous buildings of antiquity were royal palaces. As in the Old World, kings and nobles of ancient Mexico and Peru had luxurious administrative quarters in cities, and exquisite pleasure palaces in the countryside. This volume explores the great houses of the ancient New World, from palaces of the Aztecs and Incas, looted by the Spanish conquistadors, to(...)
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Among the most sumptuous buildings of antiquity were royal palaces. As in the Old World, kings and nobles of ancient Mexico and Peru had luxurious administrative quarters in cities, and exquisite pleasure palaces in the countryside. This volume explores the great houses of the ancient New World, from palaces of the Aztecs and Incas, looted by the Spanish conquistadors, to(...)
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History until 1900, North America
History until 1900, North America
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March 2009, Washington
March 2009, Washington
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Palaces of the ancient new world
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Among the most sumptuous buildings of antiquity were royal palaces. As in the Old World, kings and nobles of ancient Mexico and Peru had luxurious administrative quarters in cities, and exquisite pleasure palaces in the countryside. This volume explores the great houses of the ancient New World, from palaces of the Aztecs and Incas, looted by the Spanish conquistadors, to those lost high in the Andes and deep in the jungle. This volume, the first scholarly compendium of elite residences of the high cultures of the New World, presents definitive descriptions and interpretations by leading scholars in the field. Authoritative yet accessible, this extensively illustrated book will serve as an important resource for anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians of art, architecture, and related disciplines.
Palaces of the ancient new world
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Among the most sumptuous buildings of antiquity were royal palaces. As in the Old World, kings and nobles of ancient Mexico and Peru had luxurious administrative quarters in cities, and exquisite pleasure palaces in the countryside. This volume explores the great houses of the ancient New World, from palaces of the Aztecs and Incas, looted by the Spanish conquistadors, to those lost high in the Andes and deep in the jungle. This volume, the first scholarly compendium of elite residences of the high cultures of the New World, presents definitive descriptions and interpretations by leading scholars in the field. Authoritative yet accessible, this extensively illustrated book will serve as an important resource for anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians of art, architecture, and related disciplines.
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March 2009, Washington
March 2009, Washington
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History until 1900, North America
History until 1900, North America
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, burgeoning American cities such as New Orleans and Philadelphia seemed increasingly chaotic. Through contemporary travel accounts, diaries, and correspondence, as well as an extensive illustration selection of maps, architectural drawings, paintings, and prints - many previously unpublished - Upton investigates not(...)
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, burgeoning American cities such as New Orleans and Philadelphia seemed increasingly chaotic. Through contemporary travel accounts, diaries, and correspondence, as well as an extensive illustration selection of maps, architectural drawings, paintings, and prints - many previously unpublished - Upton investigates not(...)
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Another city: urban life and urban spaces in the New American Republic
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, burgeoning American cities such as New Orleans and Philadelphia seemed increasingly chaotic. Through contemporary travel accounts, diaries, and correspondence, as well as an extensive illustration selection of maps, architectural drawings, paintings, and prints - many previously unpublished - Upton investigates not only how buildings were designed, streets were laid out, and urban space was put to use, but also why.
Another city: urban life and urban spaces in the New American Republic
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, burgeoning American cities such as New Orleans and Philadelphia seemed increasingly chaotic. Through contemporary travel accounts, diaries, and correspondence, as well as an extensive illustration selection of maps, architectural drawings, paintings, and prints - many previously unpublished - Upton investigates not only how buildings were designed, streets were laid out, and urban space was put to use, but also why.
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June 2008, New Haven
June 2008, New Haven
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History until 1900, North America
History until 1900, North America
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This publication explores the homes and architecture of 17th-century early America. Original floor plans, illustrations, and photographs are partnered with detailed descriptions. Includes 120 illustrations, 33 plates.
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This publication explores the homes and architecture of 17th-century early America. Original floor plans, illustrations, and photographs are partnered with detailed descriptions. Includes 120 illustrations, 33 plates.
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Early American houses with a glossary of colonial architectural terms
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This publication explores the homes and architecture of 17th-century early America. Original floor plans, illustrations, and photographs are partnered with detailed descriptions. Includes 120 illustrations, 33 plates.
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This publication explores the homes and architecture of 17th-century early America. Original floor plans, illustrations, and photographs are partnered with detailed descriptions. Includes 120 illustrations, 33 plates.
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October 2008
October 2008
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History until 1900, North America
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"Grand avenues" tells the riveting story of Pierre Charles L’Enfant and the creation of Washington D.C. - from the seeds of his inspiration to the fulfillment of his extraordinary vision. L’Enfant’s story is one of consuming passion, high emotion, artistic genius, and human frailty. As a boy he studied drawing at the most prestigious art institute in the world. As a(...)
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"Grand avenues" tells the riveting story of Pierre Charles L’Enfant and the creation of Washington D.C. - from the seeds of his inspiration to the fulfillment of his extraordinary vision. L’Enfant’s story is one of consuming passion, high emotion, artistic genius, and human frailty. As a boy he studied drawing at the most prestigious art institute in the world. As a(...)
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History until 1900, North America
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February 2007, New York
February 2007, New York
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Grand avenues : the story of the French visionary who designed Washington, D.C.
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"Grand avenues" tells the riveting story of Pierre Charles L’Enfant and the creation of Washington D.C. - from the seeds of his inspiration to the fulfillment of his extraordinary vision. L’Enfant’s story is one of consuming passion, high emotion, artistic genius, and human frailty. As a boy he studied drawing at the most prestigious art institute in the world. As a young man he left his home in Paris to volunteer in the army of the American colonies, where he served under George Washington. There he would also meet many of the people who would have a profound impact on his life, including Alexander Hamilton and James Monroe. And it was Washington himself who, in 1791, entrusted L’Enfant with the planning of the nation’s capital - and reluctantly allowed him to be dismissed from the project eleven months later. The plan for the city was published under another name, and for the remainder of his life L’Enfant fought for recognition of his achievement. But he would not live to see that day, and a century would pass before L’Enfant would be given credit for his brilliant design.
Grand avenues : the story of the French visionary who designed Washington, D.C.
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"Grand avenues" tells the riveting story of Pierre Charles L’Enfant and the creation of Washington D.C. - from the seeds of his inspiration to the fulfillment of his extraordinary vision. L’Enfant’s story is one of consuming passion, high emotion, artistic genius, and human frailty. As a boy he studied drawing at the most prestigious art institute in the world. As a young man he left his home in Paris to volunteer in the army of the American colonies, where he served under George Washington. There he would also meet many of the people who would have a profound impact on his life, including Alexander Hamilton and James Monroe. And it was Washington himself who, in 1791, entrusted L’Enfant with the planning of the nation’s capital - and reluctantly allowed him to be dismissed from the project eleven months later. The plan for the city was published under another name, and for the remainder of his life L’Enfant fought for recognition of his achievement. But he would not live to see that day, and a century would pass before L’Enfant would be given credit for his brilliant design.
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February 2007, New York
February 2007, New York
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History until 1900, North America
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Julie Nicoletta's perceptive text and Bret Morgan's striking photographs illuminate the austere beauty, regional variations, and functional and stylistic evolution of Shaker buildings over the course of two centuries, evoking a visual and literary survey of Shaker design and its impact on our culture at large.
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Julie Nicoletta's perceptive text and Bret Morgan's striking photographs illuminate the austere beauty, regional variations, and functional and stylistic evolution of Shaker buildings over the course of two centuries, evoking a visual and literary survey of Shaker design and its impact on our culture at large.
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History until 1900, North America
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May 1995, Woodstock
May 1995, Woodstock
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The architecture of the shakers
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Julie Nicoletta's perceptive text and Bret Morgan's striking photographs illuminate the austere beauty, regional variations, and functional and stylistic evolution of Shaker buildings over the course of two centuries, evoking a visual and literary survey of Shaker design and its impact on our culture at large.
The architecture of the shakers
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Julie Nicoletta's perceptive text and Bret Morgan's striking photographs illuminate the austere beauty, regional variations, and functional and stylistic evolution of Shaker buildings over the course of two centuries, evoking a visual and literary survey of Shaker design and its impact on our culture at large.
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May 1995, Woodstock
May 1995, Woodstock
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History until 1900, North America
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Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States — houses built over the past three hundred years reflecting every social and economic background — this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials of domestic architecture with facts and frames of reference. With more than 1,600 detailed(...)
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Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States — houses built over the past three hundred years reflecting every social and economic background — this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials of domestic architecture with facts and frames of reference. With more than 1,600 detailed(...)
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A field guide to American houses : the definitive guide to identifying and understanding America's domestic architecture
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Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States — houses built over the past three hundred years reflecting every social and economic background — this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials of domestic architecture with facts and frames of reference. With more than 1,600 detailed photographs and line illustrations and informative text.
A field guide to American houses : the definitive guide to identifying and understanding America's domestic architecture
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Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States — houses built over the past three hundred years reflecting every social and economic background — this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials of domestic architecture with facts and frames of reference. With more than 1,600 detailed photographs and line illustrations and informative text.
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May 1984
May 1984
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History until 1900, North America
History until 1900, North America
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Comment les humains pensent-ils et aménagent-ils leurs espaces de vie ou, pour mieux dire, comment habitent-ils le monde ? Cest pour répondre à cette question que lenseignant en architecture Patrick Pérez, disparu en 2019, se fait anthropologue et part à la rencontre de deux sociétés amérindiennes très différentes lune de lautre, les Hopi dArizona et les Lacandons du(...)
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Comment les humains pensent-ils et aménagent-ils leurs espaces de vie ou, pour mieux dire, comment habitent-ils le monde ? Cest pour répondre à cette question que lenseignant en architecture Patrick Pérez, disparu en 2019, se fait anthropologue et part à la rencontre de deux sociétés amérindiennes très différentes lune de lautre, les Hopi dArizona et les Lacandons du(...)
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Habiter le monde : espaces, paysages et architectures chez les Hopi d'Arizona et les Lacandon du Chiapas
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Comment les humains pensent-ils et aménagent-ils leurs espaces de vie ou, pour mieux dire, comment habitent-ils le monde ? Cest pour répondre à cette question que lenseignant en architecture Patrick Pérez, disparu en 2019, se fait anthropologue et part à la rencontre de deux sociétés amérindiennes très différentes lune de lautre, les Hopi dArizona et les Lacandons du Chiapas. Cest le fruit de cette (en)quête qui est livré ici, à travers des textes au style élégant et expressif, mus par un même objectif : donner un sens à laltérité, amener la lectrice ou le lecteur à comprendre ce que sont les Autres, dans toute leur singularité et leur complexité. Une magistrale leçon danthropologie.
Habiter le monde : espaces, paysages et architectures chez les Hopi d'Arizona et les Lacandon du Chiapas
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Comment les humains pensent-ils et aménagent-ils leurs espaces de vie ou, pour mieux dire, comment habitent-ils le monde ? Cest pour répondre à cette question que lenseignant en architecture Patrick Pérez, disparu en 2019, se fait anthropologue et part à la rencontre de deux sociétés amérindiennes très différentes lune de lautre, les Hopi dArizona et les Lacandons du Chiapas. Cest le fruit de cette (en)quête qui est livré ici, à travers des textes au style élégant et expressif, mus par un même objectif : donner un sens à laltérité, amener la lectrice ou le lecteur à comprendre ce que sont les Autres, dans toute leur singularité et leur complexité. Une magistrale leçon danthropologie.
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April 2021
April 2021
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History until 1900, North America
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Through a lively exploration of material culture, literature, and architecture, 'American Arcadia' offers a tour through California's development as a Mediterranean haven from the late nineteenth century to the present. Art historian Peter J. Holliday traces the classical influence primarily through the evidence of material culture, yet the book emphasizes the stories and(...)
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Through a lively exploration of material culture, literature, and architecture, 'American Arcadia' offers a tour through California's development as a Mediterranean haven from the late nineteenth century to the present. Art historian Peter J. Holliday traces the classical influence primarily through the evidence of material culture, yet the book emphasizes the stories and(...)
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American Arcadia: California and the classical tradition
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Through a lively exploration of material culture, literature, and architecture, 'American Arcadia' offers a tour through California's development as a Mediterranean haven from the late nineteenth century to the present. Art historian Peter J. Holliday traces the classical influence primarily through the evidence of material culture, yet the book emphasizes the stories and people, famous and forgotten, behind the works, such as Florence Yoch, the renowned landscape designer and set designer for Gone with the Wind, and "Sister Aimee" Semple McPherson, the most publicized Christian evangelist of her day, whose sermons filled the Pantheon-like Angelus Temple.
American Arcadia: California and the classical tradition
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Through a lively exploration of material culture, literature, and architecture, 'American Arcadia' offers a tour through California's development as a Mediterranean haven from the late nineteenth century to the present. Art historian Peter J. Holliday traces the classical influence primarily through the evidence of material culture, yet the book emphasizes the stories and people, famous and forgotten, behind the works, such as Florence Yoch, the renowned landscape designer and set designer for Gone with the Wind, and "Sister Aimee" Semple McPherson, the most publicized Christian evangelist of her day, whose sermons filled the Pantheon-like Angelus Temple.
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June 2016
June 2016
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History until 1900, North America
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Lady Liberty
Lady Liberty
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La statue de la liberté est l’un des monuments le plus photographié au monde.Pour assurer le suivi de sa construction qui se déroule à Paris, son créateur, le Français Auguste Bartholdi, fait appel à l’expertise de photographes professionnels. C’est ainsi qu’il commande un panorama géant de la ville de New York qui l’aide à figurer les projets d’implantation de sa statue.(...)
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La statue de la liberté est l’un des monuments le plus photographié au monde.Pour assurer le suivi de sa construction qui se déroule à Paris, son créateur, le Français Auguste Bartholdi, fait appel à l’expertise de photographes professionnels. C’est ainsi qu’il commande un panorama géant de la ville de New York qui l’aide à figurer les projets d’implantation de sa statue.(...)
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August 2016
August 2016
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Lady Liberty
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La statue de la liberté est l’un des monuments le plus photographié au monde.Pour assurer le suivi de sa construction qui se déroule à Paris, son créateur, le Français Auguste Bartholdi, fait appel à l’expertise de photographes professionnels. C’est ainsi qu’il commande un panorama géant de la ville de New York qui l’aide à figurer les projets d’implantation de sa statue. Dessinant sur les images, les retouchant, il se livre aussi à des photomontages. L’image, et en particulier la photographie, jouent ici un rôle inédit.Au-delà de leur fonction, ces images oscillent entre réalité et fiction. Elles racontent vingt années d’un projet démesuré et utopique marqué par les plus grands enjeux politiques, sociaux, architecturaux et esthétiques de son temps.
Lady Liberty
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La statue de la liberté est l’un des monuments le plus photographié au monde.Pour assurer le suivi de sa construction qui se déroule à Paris, son créateur, le Français Auguste Bartholdi, fait appel à l’expertise de photographes professionnels. C’est ainsi qu’il commande un panorama géant de la ville de New York qui l’aide à figurer les projets d’implantation de sa statue. Dessinant sur les images, les retouchant, il se livre aussi à des photomontages. L’image, et en particulier la photographie, jouent ici un rôle inédit.Au-delà de leur fonction, ces images oscillent entre réalité et fiction. Elles racontent vingt années d’un projet démesuré et utopique marqué par les plus grands enjeux politiques, sociaux, architecturaux et esthétiques de son temps.
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August 2016
August 2016
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The County Court House, symbolic center of each community from the Colonial era to the present, reflects the attitudes and aspirations of each generation up to our time. This exploration of a vital part of American life tells us much about the people who left their mark on these spaces over a period of two and a half centuries and makes an important contribution to the(...)
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The County Court House, symbolic center of each community from the Colonial era to the present, reflects the attitudes and aspirations of each generation up to our time. This exploration of a vital part of American life tells us much about the people who left their mark on these spaces over a period of two and a half centuries and makes an important contribution to the(...)
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January 1978
January 1978
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Court house: a photographic document
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The County Court House, symbolic center of each community from the Colonial era to the present, reflects the attitudes and aspirations of each generation up to our time. This exploration of a vital part of American life tells us much about the people who left their mark on these spaces over a period of two and a half centuries and makes an important contribution to the knowledge of the architecture of the United States. From log cabin to high rise, the photographs and texts encompass modest Colonial buildings and flamboyant structures which are the reflections of properity and pride. The court house stands for the dignity of the law and the democratic principle and is the most significant single building widely distributed across the country.
Court house: a photographic document
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The County Court House, symbolic center of each community from the Colonial era to the present, reflects the attitudes and aspirations of each generation up to our time. This exploration of a vital part of American life tells us much about the people who left their mark on these spaces over a period of two and a half centuries and makes an important contribution to the knowledge of the architecture of the United States. From log cabin to high rise, the photographs and texts encompass modest Colonial buildings and flamboyant structures which are the reflections of properity and pride. The court house stands for the dignity of the law and the democratic principle and is the most significant single building widely distributed across the country.
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January 1978
January 1978
