Entrée principale:

Gowans, Alan, author.

Titre et auteur:

King Carter's church : being a study in depth of Christ Church, Lancaster County, Virginia as an image of American living through two centuries considering the origins and meaning of its forms as originally conceived by Robert Carter and designed by Christopher Wren and their metamorphosis for later cultural expression from Jefferson to Frank Lloyd Wright / Alan Gowans.

Publication:

[Victoria, B.C.] : University of Victoria Maltwood Museum, 1969.
©1969

Description:

71 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Série(s):

Studies in architectural history ; no. 2

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the art historical problem -- The craftsmen of Christ Church : bricklayers from East Anglia -- Christ Church as an architectural form : comparisons with Scotland -- Functions and cultural expressions of Christ Church : comparisons with Britain, Holland, Scandinavia -- Christ Church as an image of living : memorial churches as great family status symbols in old and new worlds -- The master of Christ Church : Christopher Wren -- Old aristocracy and New Republic : symbolic imagery in American architecture, 1600-1850 -- Columbian Fair and colonial revival : symbolic imagery in American architecture, 1850-1950 -- The architectural imagery of Frank Lloyd Wright -- On art, architecture, and the study of history.
Also issued online.

Ressources:
French equivalent / Équivalent français

Sujet:

Christ Church (Lancaster County, Va.)
Christ Church, Lancaster County, Va.
Architecture and society.
Architecture et société.

Vedettes secondaires:

Studies in architectural history ; no. 2.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 92894
Cote: 628; ID:86-B18362
Statut: Disponible