Colonial Architecture and Other Early American Arts
Author : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Page : 40 pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Architecture, Colonial
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Author : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Architecture, Colonial
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Author : James D. Kornwolf
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 12,11 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780801859861
Incorporating more than 3,000 illustrations, Kornwolf's work conveys the full range of the colonial encounter with the continent's geography, from the high forms of architecture through formal landscape design and town planning. From these pages emerge the fine arts of environmental design, an understanding of the political and economic events that helped to determine settlement in North America, an appreciation of the various architectural and landscape forms that the settlers created, and an awareness of the diversity of the continent's geography and its peoples. Considering the humblest buildings along with the mansions of the wealthy and powerful, public buildings, forts, and churches, Kornwolf captures the true dynamism and diversity of colonial communities - their rivalries and frictions, their outlooks and attitudes - as they extended their hold on the land.
Author : N.M. Isham
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Page : pages
File Size : 32,68 MB
Release : 1928
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Author : Richard Guy Wilson
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780813923482
Although individually and collectively Americans have many histories, the dominant view of our national past focuses on the colonial era. The reasons for this are many and complex, touching on stories of the country's origins and of the founding fathers, the privileged position in history granted the thirteen original colonies, and the ways in which the nation has adjusted to change and modernity. But no matter the cause, the result is obvious: images and forms derived from and related to America's colonial past are the single most popular form of cultural expression. Often conceived solely in architectural terms, from the red-brick and white-trimmed buildings that recall eighteenth-century James River estates to the clapboarded saltboxes that recall early New England, Colonial Revival is in fact better understood as a process of remembering. In Re-creating the American Past, architectural historian Richard Guy Wilson and a host of other scholars examine how and why Colonial Revival has persisted in modern times. The volume contains essays that explore Colonial Revival expressions in architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, decorative arts, and painting and sculpture, as well as the social, intellectual, and cultural background of the phenomena. Based on the University of Virginia's landmark 2000 conference "The Colonial Revival in America," Re-creating the American Past is a comprehensive and handsome volume that recovers the origins, characteristics, diversity, and significance of the Colonial Revival, situating it within the broader history of American design, culture, and society.
Author : Robert Bartlett Harmon
Publisher :
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 46,96 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Architecture
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Author : Norman Morrison Isham
Publisher :
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 33,53 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Architecture, Colonial
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Author : Hugh Morrison
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 28,96 MB
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0486254925
Comprehensive survey of domestic and public architecture ranges from primitive cabins to Greek Revival mansions of the early 1800s. Nearly 500 illustrations. "Entertaining, vigorous, and clearly written." ? The New York Times.
Author : Norman M. Isham
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,24 MB
Release : 1967
Category :
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Author : Norman Morrison Isham
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 26,48 MB
Release : 2007-10-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0486460355
Explore the homes and architecture of 17th-century early America in this fascinating treasury of photographs and illustrations. Original floor plans and sketches abound, partnered with detailed descriptions that breathe life into each construction. A Glossary of Colonial Architectural Terms is included, providing definitions for everything from "arch" to "wainscot." 120 illustrations, 33 plates.
Author : Louis Booker Wright
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 11,20 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Art, American
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