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x, 673 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
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x, 673 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
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- Architectural criticism History 20th century.,
- Critique d'architecture Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architectural criticism.,
- Architektur,
- Aufsatzsammlung,
- Bouwkunst.,
- Theorie.,
- Architectuurtheorieën.,
- Critique d'architecture 20e siècle.,
- Architecture.,
- Geschichte (1900-1990),
- History.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
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Companion to contemporary architectural thought / edited by Ben Farmer and Hentie Louw.
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x, 673 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
Companion to contemporary architectural thought / edited by Ben Farmer and Hentie Louw.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
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- Architectural criticism History 20th century.,
- Critique d'architecture Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architectural criticism.,
- Architektur,
- Aufsatzsammlung,
- Bouwkunst.,
- Theorie.,
- Architectuurtheorieën.,
- Critique d'architecture 20e siècle.,
- Architecture.,
- Geschichte (1900-1990),
- History.
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xxv, 590 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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xxv, 590 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Malden, MA ; Oxford ; Carlton, Victoria, Australia : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Malden, MA ; Oxford ; Carlton, Victoria, Australia : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
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Architectural theory. Vol. I, An anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 / edited by Harry Francis Mallgrave.
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xxv, 590 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Architectural theory. Vol. I, An anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 / edited by Harry Francis Mallgrave.
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xxv, 590 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Malden, MA ; Oxford ; Carlton, Victoria, Australia : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Malden, MA ; Oxford ; Carlton, Victoria, Australia : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
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320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Hugo Ball Tristan Tzara Guillaume Apollinaire Emmy Hennings Emmy Hennings Tristan Tzara Wassily Kandinsky Hugo Ball Blaise Candrars Emmy Hennings Richard Huelsenbeck, Tristan Tzara Alberto Savinio Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Pierre Albert-Birot Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Richard Huelsenbeck Francis Picabia Tristan Tzara Hans Arp Raoul Hausmann Hans Richter Otto Flake Hans Arp, Walter Serner, Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Hans Arp Walter Serner Kurt Schwitters Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Andre Breton, Phillippe Soupault Tristan Tzara Ezra Pound Max Ernst Hans Arp Max Ernst Richard Huelsenbeck Franz Jung Emily Hage Johannes Baader, Raoul Hausmann, Richard Huelsenbeck, Tristan Tzara Raoul Hausmann Raoul Hausmann Raoul Hausmann Dada club Richard Huelsenbeck Raoul Hausmann Raoul Hausmann Francis Picabia Emily Hage Pharamousse Gabrielle Buffet Francis Picabia Gabrielle Buffet Francis Picabia, Triztan Tzara Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Walter Serner Francis Picabia Paul Eluard Paul Dermee Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Francis Picabia Tristan Tzara Funny-Guy Guillermo de Torre Georges Auric Robert Desnos Erik Satie Andre Breton Erik Satie Gabrielle Buffet Francis Picabia E.L.T. Mesens, Rene Magritte [Aphorisms] Henri-Pierre Roche Mina Loy Louise Norton Alfred Stieglitz Tristan Tzara R.L. Georges Auric Andre Breton Henri Rousseau Paul Eluard Andre Breton Guillaume Apollinaire Jules Mary Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Francis Picabia Philippe Soupault Louis Aragon, Walter Conrad Arensberg, Celine Arnauld, Hans Arp, Andre Breton, Paul Dermee, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Paul Eluard, Francis Picabia, Walter Serner, Philippe Soupault, Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Germain Dubourg Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Max Ernst Louis Aragon Robert Desnos Andre Breton, Robert Desnos, Benjamin Peret Benjamin Peret Robert Desnos Johannes Baargeld Hans Arp Max Ernst Johannes Baargeld Tristan Tzara Andre Breton Francis Picabia Paul Dermee Celine Arnauld Celine Arnauld Louis Aragon Paul Eluard, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Tristan Tzara Eric Satie Tristan Tzara I.K. Bonset I.K. Bonset I.K. Bonset Benjamin Peret Kurt Schwitters Dragan Aleksic Virgil Poljanski Virgil Poljanski Theo van Doesburg Kurt Schwitters Theo van Doesburg, Kurt Schwitters, Hans Arp, Tristan Tzara, Chr. Spengemannd Kurt Schwitters Kurt Schwitters,
- Ades, Dawn.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
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The Dada reader : a critical anthology / edited by Dawn Ades.
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320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
The Dada reader : a critical anthology / edited by Dawn Ades.
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320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
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- Hugo Ball Tristan Tzara Guillaume Apollinaire Emmy Hennings Emmy Hennings Tristan Tzara Wassily Kandinsky Hugo Ball Blaise Candrars Emmy Hennings Richard Huelsenbeck, Tristan Tzara Alberto Savinio Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Pierre Albert-Birot Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Richard Huelsenbeck Francis Picabia Tristan Tzara Hans Arp Raoul Hausmann Hans Richter Otto Flake Hans Arp, Walter Serner, Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Hans Arp Walter Serner Kurt Schwitters Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Andre Breton, Phillippe Soupault Tristan Tzara Ezra Pound Max Ernst Hans Arp Max Ernst Richard Huelsenbeck Franz Jung Emily Hage Johannes Baader, Raoul Hausmann, Richard Huelsenbeck, Tristan Tzara Raoul Hausmann Raoul Hausmann Raoul Hausmann Dada club Richard Huelsenbeck Raoul Hausmann Raoul Hausmann Francis Picabia Emily Hage Pharamousse Gabrielle Buffet Francis Picabia Gabrielle Buffet Francis Picabia, Triztan Tzara Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Walter Serner Francis Picabia Paul Eluard Paul Dermee Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Francis Picabia Tristan Tzara Funny-Guy Guillermo de Torre Georges Auric Robert Desnos Erik Satie Andre Breton Erik Satie Gabrielle Buffet Francis Picabia E.L.T. Mesens, Rene Magritte [Aphorisms] Henri-Pierre Roche Mina Loy Louise Norton Alfred Stieglitz Tristan Tzara R.L. Georges Auric Andre Breton Henri Rousseau Paul Eluard Andre Breton Guillaume Apollinaire Jules Mary Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Francis Picabia Philippe Soupault Louis Aragon, Walter Conrad Arensberg, Celine Arnauld, Hans Arp, Andre Breton, Paul Dermee, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Paul Eluard, Francis Picabia, Walter Serner, Philippe Soupault, Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Germain Dubourg Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes Max Ernst Louis Aragon Robert Desnos Andre Breton, Robert Desnos, Benjamin Peret Benjamin Peret Robert Desnos Johannes Baargeld Hans Arp Max Ernst Johannes Baargeld Tristan Tzara Andre Breton Francis Picabia Paul Dermee Celine Arnauld Celine Arnauld Louis Aragon Paul Eluard, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Tristan Tzara Eric Satie Tristan Tzara I.K. Bonset I.K. Bonset I.K. Bonset Benjamin Peret Kurt Schwitters Dragan Aleksic Virgil Poljanski Virgil Poljanski Theo van Doesburg Kurt Schwitters Theo van Doesburg, Kurt Schwitters, Hans Arp, Tristan Tzara, Chr. Spengemannd Kurt Schwitters Kurt Schwitters,
- Ades, Dawn.
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xii, 366 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm.
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xii, 366 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm.
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- Jiří Fajt -- Barbara Drake Boehm -- Robert Suckale, Jiří Fajt -- Paul Crossley, Zoë Opačić -- Barbara Drake Boehm -- Vivian B. Mann -- Barbara Drake Boehm, Jiří Fajt -- Gerhard Schmidt -- Jan Royt -- Ernó Marosi.,
- Boehm, Barbara Drake.,
- Fajt, Jiří.,
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),
- Obrazárna Pražského hradu.
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- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378 Art patronage Exhibitions.,
- Charles IV, empereur du Saint Empire romain germanique, 1316-1378 Mécénat Expositions.,
- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378,
- Art, Gothic Czech Republic Prague Exhibitions.,
- Art, Medieval Czech Republic Prague Exhibitions.,
- Art gothique République tchèque Prague Expositions.,
- Art médiéval République tchèque Prague Expositions.,
- Art, Gothic,
- Art, Medieval,
- Art patronage,
- Kunst,
- Buchmalerei,
- Beeldende kunsten.,
- Handschriften.,
- Czech Republic Prague,
- Böhmen,
- New York
- Prag.,
- Exhibition catalogues.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005.
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005.
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Prague: the Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437 / edited by Barbara Drake Boehm and Jiri Fajt.
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xii, 366 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm.
Prague: the Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437 / edited by Barbara Drake Boehm and Jiri Fajt.
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New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005.
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005.
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- Jiří Fajt -- Barbara Drake Boehm -- Robert Suckale, Jiří Fajt -- Paul Crossley, Zoë Opačić -- Barbara Drake Boehm -- Vivian B. Mann -- Barbara Drake Boehm, Jiří Fajt -- Gerhard Schmidt -- Jan Royt -- Ernó Marosi.,
- Boehm, Barbara Drake.,
- Fajt, Jiří.,
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),
- Obrazárna Pražského hradu.
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- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378 Art patronage Exhibitions.,
- Charles IV, empereur du Saint Empire romain germanique, 1316-1378 Mécénat Expositions.,
- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378,
- Art, Gothic Czech Republic Prague Exhibitions.,
- Art, Medieval Czech Republic Prague Exhibitions.,
- Art gothique République tchèque Prague Expositions.,
- Art médiéval République tchèque Prague Expositions.,
- Art, Gothic,
- Art, Medieval,
- Art patronage,
- Kunst,
- Buchmalerei,
- Beeldende kunsten.,
- Handschriften.,
- Czech Republic Prague,
- Böhmen,
- New York
- Prag.,
- Exhibition catalogues.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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Outhouses by famous architects / text and renderings by Steve Schaecher ; preface by I.P. Daley.
Outhouses by famous architects / text and renderings by Steve Schaecher ; preface by I.P. Daley.
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1 volume (63 pages, 1 unnumbered page) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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1 volume (63 pages, 1 unnumbered page) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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- Architecture History Humor.,
- Outhouses Caricatures and cartoons.,
- American wit and humor.,
- Architecture Histoire Humour.,
- Humour américain.,
- Architecture.,
- Outhouses.,
- Wit and Humor.,
- Caricature.,
- Writings.,
- humor.,
- caricatures.,
- illustrated books.,
- Caricatures.,
- Caricatures and cartoons.,
- History.,
- Humor.,
- Illustrated works.,
- Humour.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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San Francisco : Pomegranate, [2000], ©2000
San Francisco : Pomegranate, [2000], ©2000
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Outhouses by famous architects / text and renderings by Steve Schaecher ; preface by I.P. Daley.
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1 volume (63 pages, 1 unnumbered page) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Outhouses by famous architects / text and renderings by Steve Schaecher ; preface by I.P. Daley.
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San Francisco : Pomegranate, [2000], ©2000
San Francisco : Pomegranate, [2000], ©2000
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- Architecture History Humor.,
- Outhouses Caricatures and cartoons.,
- American wit and humor.,
- Architecture Histoire Humour.,
- Humour américain.,
- Architecture.,
- Outhouses.,
- Wit and Humor.,
- Caricature.,
- Writings.,
- humor.,
- caricatures.,
- illustrated books.,
- Caricatures.,
- Caricatures and cartoons.,
- History.,
- Humor.,
- Illustrated works.,
- Humour.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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xv, 512 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm
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xv, 512 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm
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- Neighborhoods Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.,
- Historic buildings Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.,
- Architecture Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.,
- Architecture Pennsylvanie Pittsburgh.,
- Architecture,
- Buildings,
- Historic buildings,
- Neighborhoods,
- Travel,
- Pittsburgh (Pa.) Description and travel.,
- Pittsburgh (Pa.) Tours.,
- Pittsburgh (Pa.) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Pennsylvania Pittsburgh,
- Tours
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Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press,, ©2009.
Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press,, ©2009.
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Pittsburgh : a new portrait / Franklin Toker.
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xv, 512 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm
Pittsburgh : a new portrait / Franklin Toker.
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Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press,, ©2009.
Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press,, ©2009.
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- Neighborhoods Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.,
- Historic buildings Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.,
- Architecture Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.,
- Architecture Pennsylvanie Pittsburgh.,
- Architecture,
- Buildings,
- Historic buildings,
- Neighborhoods,
- Travel,
- Pittsburgh (Pa.) Description and travel.,
- Pittsburgh (Pa.) Tours.,
- Pittsburgh (Pa.) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Pennsylvania Pittsburgh,
- Tours
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145 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 x 31 cm
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145 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 x 31 cm
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- Medford (Mass.) Historical Society.,
- Photograph collections Massachusetts Medford.,
- Collections de photographies Massachusetts Medford.,
- Photograph collections,
- Sezessionskrieg,
- Fotografie,
- Bildband,
- Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.,
- United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works.,
- États-Unis Histoire 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Massachusetts Medford,
- United States,
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works,
- History,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1995.
New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1995.
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Landscapes of the Civil War : newly discovered photographs from the Medford Historical Society / edited by Constance Sullivan ; preface by Mark E. Neely, Jr. ; introduction by William F. Stapp ; text by Brian C. Pohanka.
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145 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 x 31 cm
Landscapes of the Civil War : newly discovered photographs from the Medford Historical Society / edited by Constance Sullivan ; preface by Mark E. Neely, Jr. ; introduction by William F. Stapp ; text by Brian C. Pohanka.
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New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1995.
New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1995.
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- Medford (Mass.) Historical Society.,
- Photograph collections Massachusetts Medford.,
- Collections de photographies Massachusetts Medford.,
- Photograph collections,
- Sezessionskrieg,
- Fotografie,
- Bildband,
- Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.,
- United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works.,
- États-Unis Histoire 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Massachusetts Medford,
- United States,
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works,
- History,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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ix, 385 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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An architectural history of Harford County, Maryland / Christopher Weeks.
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ix, 385 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
An architectural history of Harford County, Maryland / Christopher Weeks.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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xi, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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xi, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.,
- Walpole, Horace 1717-1797,
- Walpole, Horace.,
- Art Collectors and collecting History 18th century.,
- Authors, English 18th century Biography.,
- Legislators Great Britain Biography.,
- Nobility Great Britain Biography.,
- Gay men Great Britain Biography.,
- Art Collectionneurs et collections Histoire 18e siècle.,
- Écrivains anglais 18e siècle Biographies.,
- Homosexuels masculins Grande-Bretagne Biographies.,
- Art Collectors and collecting,
- Authors, English,
- Gay men,
- Legislators,
- Nobility,
- Biografie,
- Great Britain History George II, 1727-1760 Biography.,
- Great Britain History George III, 1760-1820 Biography.,
- Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1727-1760 (George II) Biographies.,
- Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1760-1820 (George III) Biographies.,
- Great Britain,
- Biography. Walpole,
- Biographies,
- History
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London : Murray, 1996.
London : Murray, 1996.
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Horace Walpole : the great outsider / Timothy Mowl.
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xi, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Horace Walpole : the great outsider / Timothy Mowl.
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London : Murray, 1996.
London : Murray, 1996.
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- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.,
- Walpole, Horace 1717-1797,
- Walpole, Horace.,
- Art Collectors and collecting History 18th century.,
- Authors, English 18th century Biography.,
- Legislators Great Britain Biography.,
- Nobility Great Britain Biography.,
- Gay men Great Britain Biography.,
- Art Collectionneurs et collections Histoire 18e siècle.,
- Écrivains anglais 18e siècle Biographies.,
- Homosexuels masculins Grande-Bretagne Biographies.,
- Art Collectors and collecting,
- Authors, English,
- Gay men,
- Legislators,
- Nobility,
- Biografie,
- Great Britain History George II, 1727-1760 Biography.,
- Great Britain History George III, 1760-1820 Biography.,
- Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1727-1760 (George II) Biographies.,
- Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1760-1820 (George III) Biographies.,
- Great Britain,
- Biography. Walpole,
- Biographies,
- History
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American ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in discussions of “urban blight” and home foreclosures, in commemorations of 9/11, or in postapocalyptic movies. In this book, Nick Yablon argues that the association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earlier period in the nation’s history. Recovering numerous scenes of urban desolation—from(...)
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American ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in discussions of “urban blight” and home foreclosures, in commemorations of 9/11, or in postapocalyptic movies. In this book, Nick Yablon argues that the association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earlier period in the nation’s history. Recovering numerous scenes of urban desolation—from(...)
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Untimely ruins : an archaeology of American urban modernity, 1819-1919
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American ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in discussions of “urban blight” and home foreclosures, in commemorations of 9/11, or in postapocalyptic movies. In this book, Nick Yablon argues that the association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earlier period in the nation’s history. Recovering numerous scenes of urban desolation—from failed banks, abandoned towns, and dilapidated tenements to the crumbling skyscrapers and bridges envisioned in science fiction and cartoons—this publication challenges the myth that ruins were absent or insignificant objects in nineteenth-century America. The first book to document an American cult of the ruin, it traces its deviations as well as derivations from European conventions. Unlike classical and Gothic ruins, which decayed gracefully over centuries and inspired philosophical meditations about the fate of civilizations, America’s ruins were often “untimely,” appearing unpredictably and disappearing before they could accrue an aura of age. As modern ruins of steel and iron, they stimulated critical reflections about contemporary cities, and the unfamiliar kinds of experience they enabled. Unearthing evocative sources everywhere from the archives of amateur photographers to the contents of time-capsules, this title exposes crucial debates about the economic, technological, and cultural transformations known as urban modernity.
Untimely ruins : an archaeology of American urban modernity, 1819-1919
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American ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in discussions of “urban blight” and home foreclosures, in commemorations of 9/11, or in postapocalyptic movies. In this book, Nick Yablon argues that the association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earlier period in the nation’s history. Recovering numerous scenes of urban desolation—from failed banks, abandoned towns, and dilapidated tenements to the crumbling skyscrapers and bridges envisioned in science fiction and cartoons—this publication challenges the myth that ruins were absent or insignificant objects in nineteenth-century America. The first book to document an American cult of the ruin, it traces its deviations as well as derivations from European conventions. Unlike classical and Gothic ruins, which decayed gracefully over centuries and inspired philosophical meditations about the fate of civilizations, America’s ruins were often “untimely,” appearing unpredictably and disappearing before they could accrue an aura of age. As modern ruins of steel and iron, they stimulated critical reflections about contemporary cities, and the unfamiliar kinds of experience they enabled. Unearthing evocative sources everywhere from the archives of amateur photographers to the contents of time-capsules, this title exposes crucial debates about the economic, technological, and cultural transformations known as urban modernity.
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February 2010, Chicago
February 2010, Chicago
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
