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ca. 700 items : ill., Alphabetically by name of theatre.
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ca. 700 items : ill., Alphabetically by name of theatre.
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- Adelphi Theatre (Glasgow, Scotland),
- Adelphi Theatre (London, England),
- Aldwych Theatre (London, England),
- Alexandra Palace (Haringey, London, England),
- Alhambra Palace (London, England),
- Apollo Theatre (London, England),
- Astley's Amphitheatre.,
- Battersea Palace (London, England),
- Bedford Theatre (London, England),
- Bower Saloon (London, England),
- Britannia Theatre.,
- Canterbury Music Hall (London, England),
- City of London Theatre.,
- Collins Music Hall (London, England),
- Colosseum (London, England),
- Criterion Theatre (London, England),
- Curtain Theatre (London, England),
- Daly's Theatre (London, England),
- Deacon's Music Hall (London, England),
- Dorset Garden Theatre.,
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England),
- Duke of York's Theatre (London, England),
- Duke's Theatre (High Holborn Street, London, England),
- Elephant and Castle Theatre (London, England),
- Empire Leicester Square (London, England),
- Foresters Music Hall (London, England),
- Fortune Theatre (Golden Lane, London, England),
- Gaiety Theatre (London, England),
- Gaiety Theatre (London, England : 1903-1957),
- Garrick Theatre (London, England),
- Gatti's Palace of Varieties (London, England),
- Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1644),
- Goodman's Fields Theatre.,
- Granville Theatre of Varieties (London, England),
- Grecian Theatre (London, England),
- Haymarket Theatre (London, England),
- Her Majesty's Theatre (London, England),
- Holborn Empire (London, England),
- Imperial Theatre (London, England),
- Islington Empire (London, England),
- Jersey Theatre.,
- Kingsway Theatre.,
- Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.,
- Little Theatre (London, England),
- London Coliseum (London, England),
- London Hippodrome (London, England),
- London Palladium (London, England),
- London Pavilion (Piccadilly Street, London, England),
- Lyceum Theatre (London, England),
- Lyric Theatre (London, England),
- Marylebone Music Hall (London, England),
- Mile End Empire (London, England),
- National Theatre (London, England : 1877-1879),
- New Theatre (London, Theatre),
- New Theatre (New York, N.Y.),
- Old Vic Theatre (London, England),
- Olympic Theatre (London, England),
- Opera Comique Theatre (London, England),
- Opéra de Paris.,
- Oxford Theatre (London, England),
- Palace Theatre (London, England),
- Pantheon (Oxford Street, London, England),
- Pavilion Theatre (London, England),
- Players' Theatre (London, England),
- Playhouse (London, England),
- Prince of Wales Theatre (Coventry Street, London, England),
- Prince's Theatre (London, England : Shaftesbury Ave.),
- Princess's Theatre (London, England),
- Queen's Theatre (London, England : Shaftesbury Avenue),
- Red Bull Theatre (London, England),
- Royal Agricultural Hall (London, England),
- Comedy Theatre (London, England),
- Royal Opera House (London, England),
- Royal Court Theatre.,
- Royalty Theatre (1840-1938),
- Royalty Theatre (Portugal Street, London, England),
- Royalty Theatre (Well Street, London, England),
- Teatro di Sabbioneta (Sabbioneta, Italy),
- Sadler's Wells Theatre (London, England),
- Savoy Theatre (London, England),
- Scala Theatre.,
- Sebright Music Hall (London, England),
- Shaftesbury Theatre (1888-1941),
- Shepherds Bush Empire (London, England),
- South London Palace of Varieties (London, England),
- St. George's Hall (London, England),
- St. James's Theatre (London, England),
- Star Music Hall (London, England),
- Strand Theatre (London, England),
- Summer Theatre at Phalerum Bay (Athens, Greece),
- Surrey Theatre.,
- Teatro Farnese (Parma, Italy),
- Terry's Theatre (London, England),
- Theatre at Cork (Cork, Ireland),
- Theatre Royal (Edinburgh, Scotland),
- Theatre Royal (Liverpool, England),
- Theatre Royal, Norwich.,
- Tivoli Music Hall (London, England),
- Toole's Theatre (London, England),
- Variety Theatre (London, England),
- Vaudeville Theatre.,
- West London Theatre.,
- Westminster Theatre (London, England),
- Winter Garden Theatre (London, England),
- Wyndham's Theatre (London, England),
- Globe Theatre (Londres, Angleterre : 1599-1644),
- Theaters England London.,
- Theaters New York (State) New York.,
- Theaters Scotland Glasgow.,
- Theaters Great Britain England London 1600-1990.,
- Theaters Great Britain Scotland Glasgow.,
- Theaters Italy Parma.,
- Theaters United States New York (State) New York.,
- Variety theaters Great Britain England London 1600-1990.,
- Music halls Great Britain England London 1600-1990.,
- Fonds (collections),
- Black-and-white photographs.,
- Broadsides.,
- Clippings (information artifacts),
- Engravings (prints),
- Manuscripts (document genre),
- Postcards.,
- Posters.,
- Seating plans (drawings)
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Edward Craig Theatre Collection : ephemeral documents, 1613-ca. 1984 (bulk 1800-1900).
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Edward Craig Theatre Collection : ephemeral documents, 1613-ca. 1984 (bulk 1800-1900).
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- Adelphi Theatre (Glasgow, Scotland),
- Adelphi Theatre (London, England),
- Aldwych Theatre (London, England),
- Alexandra Palace (Haringey, London, England),
- Alhambra Palace (London, England),
- Apollo Theatre (London, England),
- Astley's Amphitheatre.,
- Battersea Palace (London, England),
- Bedford Theatre (London, England),
- Bower Saloon (London, England),
- Britannia Theatre.,
- Canterbury Music Hall (London, England),
- City of London Theatre.,
- Collins Music Hall (London, England),
- Colosseum (London, England),
- Criterion Theatre (London, England),
- Curtain Theatre (London, England),
- Daly's Theatre (London, England),
- Deacon's Music Hall (London, England),
- Dorset Garden Theatre.,
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England),
- Duke of York's Theatre (London, England),
- Duke's Theatre (High Holborn Street, London, England),
- Elephant and Castle Theatre (London, England),
- Empire Leicester Square (London, England),
- Foresters Music Hall (London, England),
- Fortune Theatre (Golden Lane, London, England),
- Gaiety Theatre (London, England),
- Gaiety Theatre (London, England : 1903-1957),
- Garrick Theatre (London, England),
- Gatti's Palace of Varieties (London, England),
- Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1644),
- Goodman's Fields Theatre.,
- Granville Theatre of Varieties (London, England),
- Grecian Theatre (London, England),
- Haymarket Theatre (London, England),
- Her Majesty's Theatre (London, England),
- Holborn Empire (London, England),
- Imperial Theatre (London, England),
- Islington Empire (London, England),
- Jersey Theatre.,
- Kingsway Theatre.,
- Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.,
- Little Theatre (London, England),
- London Coliseum (London, England),
- London Hippodrome (London, England),
- London Palladium (London, England),
- London Pavilion (Piccadilly Street, London, England),
- Lyceum Theatre (London, England),
- Lyric Theatre (London, England),
- Marylebone Music Hall (London, England),
- Mile End Empire (London, England),
- National Theatre (London, England : 1877-1879),
- New Theatre (London, Theatre),
- New Theatre (New York, N.Y.),
- Old Vic Theatre (London, England),
- Olympic Theatre (London, England),
- Opera Comique Theatre (London, England),
- Opéra de Paris.,
- Oxford Theatre (London, England),
- Palace Theatre (London, England),
- Pantheon (Oxford Street, London, England),
- Pavilion Theatre (London, England),
- Players' Theatre (London, England),
- Playhouse (London, England),
- Prince of Wales Theatre (Coventry Street, London, England),
- Prince's Theatre (London, England : Shaftesbury Ave.),
- Princess's Theatre (London, England),
- Queen's Theatre (London, England : Shaftesbury Avenue),
- Red Bull Theatre (London, England),
- Royal Agricultural Hall (London, England),
- Comedy Theatre (London, England),
- Royal Opera House (London, England),
- Royal Court Theatre.,
- Royalty Theatre (1840-1938),
- Royalty Theatre (Portugal Street, London, England),
- Royalty Theatre (Well Street, London, England),
- Teatro di Sabbioneta (Sabbioneta, Italy),
- Sadler's Wells Theatre (London, England),
- Savoy Theatre (London, England),
- Scala Theatre.,
- Sebright Music Hall (London, England),
- Shaftesbury Theatre (1888-1941),
- Shepherds Bush Empire (London, England),
- South London Palace of Varieties (London, England),
- St. George's Hall (London, England),
- St. James's Theatre (London, England),
- Star Music Hall (London, England),
- Strand Theatre (London, England),
- Summer Theatre at Phalerum Bay (Athens, Greece),
- Surrey Theatre.,
- Teatro Farnese (Parma, Italy),
- Terry's Theatre (London, England),
- Theatre at Cork (Cork, Ireland),
- Theatre Royal (Edinburgh, Scotland),
- Theatre Royal (Liverpool, England),
- Theatre Royal, Norwich.,
- Tivoli Music Hall (London, England),
- Toole's Theatre (London, England),
- Variety Theatre (London, England),
- Vaudeville Theatre.,
- West London Theatre.,
- Westminster Theatre (London, England),
- Winter Garden Theatre (London, England),
- Wyndham's Theatre (London, England),
- Globe Theatre (Londres, Angleterre : 1599-1644),
- Theaters England London.,
- Theaters New York (State) New York.,
- Theaters Scotland Glasgow.,
- Theaters Great Britain England London 1600-1990.,
- Theaters Great Britain Scotland Glasgow.,
- Theaters Italy Parma.,
- Theaters United States New York (State) New York.,
- Variety theaters Great Britain England London 1600-1990.,
- Music halls Great Britain England London 1600-1990.,
- Fonds (collections),
- Black-and-white photographs.,
- Broadsides.,
- Clippings (information artifacts),
- Engravings (prints),
- Manuscripts (document genre),
- Postcards.,
- Posters.,
- Seating plans (drawings)
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xxxvi, 959 pages ; 24 cm
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xxxvi, 959 pages ; 24 cm
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- American loyalists Biography.,
- Loyalistes américains Biographies.,
- Politics and government,
- American loyalists,
- Loyalisten,
- Biografie,
- United Empire Loyalists Biographies.,
- United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography.,
- United States Politics and government 1775-1783.,
- États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 1775-1783.,
- United States,
- United States Military history Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography.,
- Biography,
- History,
- Biographies
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Westport, CT : Meckler, ©1984.
Westport, CT : Meckler, ©1984.
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Biographical sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution / by Gregory Palmer.
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xxxvi, 959 pages ; 24 cm
Biographical sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution / by Gregory Palmer.
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Westport, CT : Meckler, ©1984.
Westport, CT : Meckler, ©1984.
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- American loyalists Biography.,
- Loyalistes américains Biographies.,
- Politics and government,
- American loyalists,
- Loyalisten,
- Biografie,
- United Empire Loyalists Biographies.,
- United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography.,
- United States Politics and government 1775-1783.,
- États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 1775-1783.,
- United States,
- United States Military history Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography.,
- Biography,
- History,
- Biographies
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Immeuble qui demeura «le plus grand et le plus haut du monde» pendant 40 ans, l'Empire State Building fut, en son temps, l'opération immobilière de tous les records : 16 mois de chantier pour 200.000 m2 et 380 m de haut. Un article de Fortune en 1930 le décrit comme «un prisme bizarrement taillé, délimité d’un côté par 7.800 m2 de terrain et plafonné de l’autre par un(...)
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Immeuble qui demeura «le plus grand et le plus haut du monde» pendant 40 ans, l'Empire State Building fut, en son temps, l'opération immobilière de tous les records : 16 mois de chantier pour 200.000 m2 et 380 m de haut. Un article de Fortune en 1930 le décrit comme «un prisme bizarrement taillé, délimité d’un côté par 7.800 m2 de terrain et plafonné de l’autre par un(...)
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Form follows finance : l'Empire State Building et les forces qui l'ont façonné
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Immeuble qui demeura «le plus grand et le plus haut du monde» pendant 40 ans, l'Empire State Building fut, en son temps, l'opération immobilière de tous les records : 16 mois de chantier pour 200.000 m2 et 380 m de haut. Un article de Fortune en 1930 le décrit comme «un prisme bizarrement taillé, délimité d’un côté par 7.800 m2 de terrain et plafonné de l’autre par un budget de 35 millions de dollars ; les autres facettes en [sont] : la loi de décroissance des rendements, celles des caractéristiques physiques des structures en acier, les exigences des ordonnances du zonage et une mise à disposition locative au 1er mai 1931». Malgré son statut d'exception, Carol Willis montre que le mastodonte répondait aussi à une règle architecturale bien américaine – selon laquelle la forme suit (d'abord)... son financement.
Form follows finance : l'Empire State Building et les forces qui l'ont façonné
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Immeuble qui demeura «le plus grand et le plus haut du monde» pendant 40 ans, l'Empire State Building fut, en son temps, l'opération immobilière de tous les records : 16 mois de chantier pour 200.000 m2 et 380 m de haut. Un article de Fortune en 1930 le décrit comme «un prisme bizarrement taillé, délimité d’un côté par 7.800 m2 de terrain et plafonné de l’autre par un budget de 35 millions de dollars ; les autres facettes en [sont] : la loi de décroissance des rendements, celles des caractéristiques physiques des structures en acier, les exigences des ordonnances du zonage et une mise à disposition locative au 1er mai 1931». Malgré son statut d'exception, Carol Willis montre que le mastodonte répondait aussi à une règle architecturale bien américaine – selon laquelle la forme suit (d'abord)... son financement.
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November 2012
November 2012
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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14 p. ; 23 cm.
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14 p. ; 23 cm.
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- Roman Exploration Fund.,
- Archaeological expeditions Italy Rome.,
- Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Rome.,
- Expéditions archéologiques Italie Rome.,
- Fouilles (Archéologie) Italie Rome.,
- Antiquities.,
- Archaeological expeditions.,
- Classical antiquities.,
- Excavations (Archaeology),
- Rome Antiquities.,
- Rome (Italy) Antiquities, Roman.,
- Rome Antiquités.,
- Italy Rome.,
- Rome (Empire)
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[England : s.n., 1873] (Whitefriars : Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., Printers)
[England : s.n., 1873] (Whitefriars : Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., Printers)
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Antiquities of Rome in danger : an appeal for help to save them / by John Henry Parker ; being a statement of the accounts of the Roman Exploration Fund for 1872, with an explanation of them, and a concise history of that fund and what has been done with its aid.
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Antiquities of Rome in danger : an appeal for help to save them / by John Henry Parker ; being a statement of the accounts of the Roman Exploration Fund for 1872, with an explanation of them, and a concise history of that fund and what has been done with its aid.
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[England : s.n., 1873] (Whitefriars : Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., Printers)
[England : s.n., 1873] (Whitefriars : Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., Printers)
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- Roman Exploration Fund.,
- Archaeological expeditions Italy Rome.,
- Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Rome.,
- Expéditions archéologiques Italie Rome.,
- Fouilles (Archéologie) Italie Rome.,
- Antiquities.,
- Archaeological expeditions.,
- Classical antiquities.,
- Excavations (Archaeology),
- Rome Antiquities.,
- Rome (Italy) Antiquities, Roman.,
- Rome Antiquités.,
- Italy Rome.,
- Rome (Empire)
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xvii, 829 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 30 x 23 cm
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xvii, 829 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 30 x 23 cm
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
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New York : an illustrated history / narrative by Ric Burns and James Sanders ; picture editor, Lisa Ades.
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xvii, 829 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 30 x 23 cm
New York : an illustrated history / narrative by Ric Burns and James Sanders ; picture editor, Lisa Ades.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
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xiii, 426 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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xiii, 426 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Pontalba, Micaëla Leonarda Almonester de, baroness, 1795-1874.,
- Pontalba, Micaela Leonarda Almonester de, baroness, 1795-1874,
- Women Louisiana New Orleans Biography.,
- Nobility Louisiana New Orleans Biography.,
- Historic buildings Louisiana New Orleans.,
- Historic buildings France Paris.,
- Femmes Louisiane La Nouvelle-Orléans Biographies.,
- Historic buildings,
- Nobility,
- Women,
- Womyn.,
- New Orleans (La.) Biography.,
- Paris (France) Biography.,
- France Paris,
- Louisiana New Orleans,
- Biography,
- Biographies
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Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©1997.
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©1997.
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Intimate enemies : the two worlds of the Baroness de Pontalba / Christina Vella.
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xiii, 426 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Intimate enemies : the two worlds of the Baroness de Pontalba / Christina Vella.
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xiii, 426 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©1997.
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©1997.
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- Pontalba, Micaëla Leonarda Almonester de, baroness, 1795-1874.,
- Pontalba, Micaela Leonarda Almonester de, baroness, 1795-1874,
- Women Louisiana New Orleans Biography.,
- Nobility Louisiana New Orleans Biography.,
- Historic buildings Louisiana New Orleans.,
- Historic buildings France Paris.,
- Femmes Louisiane La Nouvelle-Orléans Biographies.,
- Historic buildings,
- Nobility,
- Women,
- Womyn.,
- New Orleans (La.) Biography.,
- Paris (France) Biography.,
- France Paris,
- Louisiana New Orleans,
- Biography,
- Biographies
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118 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 30 cm
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118 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 30 cm
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- Architecture, Vijayanagara.,
- Archaeology, Medieval.,
- Architectural photography.,
- Archéologie médiévale.,
- Photographie d'architecture.,
- 15.75 history of Asia.,
- Antiquities,
- Hampi (India) Antiquities.,
- Vijayanagara (Extinct city) History.,
- Vijayanagar (Empire) History.,
- India Hampi,
- India Vijayanagara (Extinct city),
- Vijayanagar,
- Vidyayanagar.,
- Hampī (India) Antiquities,
- Archaeology,
- Karnataka (India),
- photobooks.,
- History,
- History (form),
- Pictorial works (form),
- Photobooks.,
- Livres de photographies.
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New York, N.Y. : Aperture, [1991], [United States] : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©1991
New York, N.Y. : Aperture, [1991], [United States] : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©1991
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City of victory : Vijayanagara, the medieval Hindu capital of southern India / photographs by John Gollings ; essay and site descriptions by John M. Fritz and George Michell.
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118 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 30 cm
City of victory : Vijayanagara, the medieval Hindu capital of southern India / photographs by John Gollings ; essay and site descriptions by John M. Fritz and George Michell.
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New York, N.Y. : Aperture, [1991], [United States] : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©1991
New York, N.Y. : Aperture, [1991], [United States] : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©1991
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- Architecture, Vijayanagara.,
- Archaeology, Medieval.,
- Architectural photography.,
- Archéologie médiévale.,
- Photographie d'architecture.,
- 15.75 history of Asia.,
- Antiquities,
- Hampi (India) Antiquities.,
- Vijayanagara (Extinct city) History.,
- Vijayanagar (Empire) History.,
- India Hampi,
- India Vijayanagara (Extinct city),
- Vijayanagar,
- Vidyayanagar.,
- Hampī (India) Antiquities,
- Archaeology,
- Karnataka (India),
- photobooks.,
- History,
- History (form),
- Pictorial works (form),
- Photobooks.,
- Livres de photographies.
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Once symbols of the past, ruins have become ubiquitous signs of our future. Americans today encounter ruins in the media on a daily basis - images of abandoned factories and malls, toxic landscapes, devastating fires, hurricanes, and floods. In this sweeping study, Miles Orvell offers a new understanding of the spectacle of ruins in US culture, exploring how(...)
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Once symbols of the past, ruins have become ubiquitous signs of our future. Americans today encounter ruins in the media on a daily basis - images of abandoned factories and malls, toxic landscapes, devastating fires, hurricanes, and floods. In this sweeping study, Miles Orvell offers a new understanding of the spectacle of ruins in US culture, exploring how(...)
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Empire of ruins: American culture, phptography, and the spectacle of destruction
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Once symbols of the past, ruins have become ubiquitous signs of our future. Americans today encounter ruins in the media on a daily basis - images of abandoned factories and malls, toxic landscapes, devastating fires, hurricanes, and floods. In this sweeping study, Miles Orvell offers a new understanding of the spectacle of ruins in US culture, exploring how photographers, writers, painters, and filmmakers have responded to ruin and destruction, both real and imaginary, in an effort to make sense of the past and envision the future. ''Empire of ruins'' explains why Americans in the nineteenth century yearned for the ruins of Rome and Egypt and how they portrayed a past as ancient and mysterious in the remains of Native American cultures. As the romance of ruins gave way to twentieth-century capitalism, older structures were demolished to make way for grander ones, a process interpreted by artists as a symptom of America's "creative destruction." In the late twentieth century, Americans began to inhabit a perpetual state of ruins, made visible by photographs of decaying inner cities, derelict factories and malls, and the waste lands of the mining industry. This interdisciplinary work focuses on how visual media have transformed disaster and decay into spectacles that compel our moral attention even as they balance horror and beauty. Looking to the future, Orvell considers the visual portrayal of climate ruins as we face the political and ethical responsibilities of our changing world. A wide-ranging work by an acclaimed urban, cultural, and photography scholar, ''Empire of ruins'' offers a provocative and lavishly illustrated look at the American past, present, and future.
Empire of ruins: American culture, phptography, and the spectacle of destruction
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Once symbols of the past, ruins have become ubiquitous signs of our future. Americans today encounter ruins in the media on a daily basis - images of abandoned factories and malls, toxic landscapes, devastating fires, hurricanes, and floods. In this sweeping study, Miles Orvell offers a new understanding of the spectacle of ruins in US culture, exploring how photographers, writers, painters, and filmmakers have responded to ruin and destruction, both real and imaginary, in an effort to make sense of the past and envision the future. ''Empire of ruins'' explains why Americans in the nineteenth century yearned for the ruins of Rome and Egypt and how they portrayed a past as ancient and mysterious in the remains of Native American cultures. As the romance of ruins gave way to twentieth-century capitalism, older structures were demolished to make way for grander ones, a process interpreted by artists as a symptom of America's "creative destruction." In the late twentieth century, Americans began to inhabit a perpetual state of ruins, made visible by photographs of decaying inner cities, derelict factories and malls, and the waste lands of the mining industry. This interdisciplinary work focuses on how visual media have transformed disaster and decay into spectacles that compel our moral attention even as they balance horror and beauty. Looking to the future, Orvell considers the visual portrayal of climate ruins as we face the political and ethical responsibilities of our changing world. A wide-ranging work by an acclaimed urban, cultural, and photography scholar, ''Empire of ruins'' offers a provocative and lavishly illustrated look at the American past, present, and future.
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January 2021
January 2021
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Theory of Photography
Theory of Photography
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x, 221 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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x, 221 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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- Nationalism and architecture Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Identity (Psychology) in architecture Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Space (Architecture) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Chinese Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Nationalisme et architecture Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Identité (Psychologie) en architecture Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Espace (Architecture) Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Chinois Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- 74.21 geography of Asia.,
- 71.14 urban society.,
- 74.60 physical planning: general.,
- 71.37 ethnic groups.,
- Buildings.,
- Chinese.,
- Ethnic relations.,
- Identity (Psychology) in architecture.,
- Nationalism and architecture.,
- Space (Architecture),
- Architektur,
- Ethnische Beziehungen,
- Chinesen,
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Ethnic relations.,
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaisie) Relations interethniques.,
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaisie) Constructions.,
- Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Kuala Lumpur
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Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2013]
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2013]
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Architecture and urban form in Kuala Lumpur : race and Chinese spaces in a postcolonial city / Yat Ming Loo, University College London, UK.
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x, 221 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Architecture and urban form in Kuala Lumpur : race and Chinese spaces in a postcolonial city / Yat Ming Loo, University College London, UK.
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Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2013]
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2013]
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- Nationalism and architecture Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Identity (Psychology) in architecture Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Space (Architecture) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Chinese Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Nationalisme et architecture Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Identité (Psychologie) en architecture Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Espace (Architecture) Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Chinois Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- 74.21 geography of Asia.,
- 71.14 urban society.,
- 74.60 physical planning: general.,
- 71.37 ethnic groups.,
- Buildings.,
- Chinese.,
- Ethnic relations.,
- Identity (Psychology) in architecture.,
- Nationalism and architecture.,
- Space (Architecture),
- Architektur,
- Ethnische Beziehungen,
- Chinesen,
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Ethnic relations.,
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaisie) Relations interethniques.,
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaisie) Constructions.,
- Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Kuala Lumpur
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xvii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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xvii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld,
- Nature conservation United States History.,
- Conservation of natural resources United States History.,
- Frontier and pioneer life United States.,
- Indians of North America Public opinion.,
- Ethnology United States History.,
- Indians of North America.,
- Public Opinion history,
- Indians, North American,
- Ethnology history,
- Conservation of Natural Resources history,
- Nature Conservation États-Unis Histoire.,
- Conservation des ressources naturelles États-Unis Histoire.,
- Vie des pionniers États-Unis.,
- Peuples autochtones Amřique du Nord Etats-Unis Opinion publique.,
- Ethnologie États-Unis Histoire.,
- Peuples autochtones Amérique du Nord.,
- Conservation of natural resources,
- Ethnology,
- Frontier and pioneer life,
- Nature conservation,
- Indianer,
- Literatur,
- Natuurbehoud.,
- United States,
- USA,
- Indianer (Motiv),
- United States Environment Conservation 1800-1900,
- History
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1981.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1981.
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Witnesses to a vanishing America : the nineteenth-century response / Lee Clark Mitchell.
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xvii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Witnesses to a vanishing America : the nineteenth-century response / Lee Clark Mitchell.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1981.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1981.
Subject:
- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld,
- Nature conservation United States History.,
- Conservation of natural resources United States History.,
- Frontier and pioneer life United States.,
- Indians of North America Public opinion.,
- Ethnology United States History.,
- Indians of North America.,
- Public Opinion history,
- Indians, North American,
- Ethnology history,
- Conservation of Natural Resources history,
- Nature Conservation États-Unis Histoire.,
- Conservation des ressources naturelles États-Unis Histoire.,
- Vie des pionniers États-Unis.,
- Peuples autochtones Amřique du Nord Etats-Unis Opinion publique.,
- Ethnologie États-Unis Histoire.,
- Peuples autochtones Amérique du Nord.,
- Conservation of natural resources,
- Ethnology,
- Frontier and pioneer life,
- Nature conservation,
- Indianer,
- Literatur,
- Natuurbehoud.,
- United States,
- USA,
- Indianer (Motiv),
- United States Environment Conservation 1800-1900,
- History
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