Author : Victoria Kastner
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 10,66 MB
Release : 2000-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Illustrated here are the Castle's Spanish ceilings and other architectural fragments, medieval tapestries, Renissance furniture, nineteenth-century sculpture, and wide-ranging examples of European decorative arts, including ceramics, metalworks, textiles, and more."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Barbara Knox
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 2005-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781597160698
William Randolph Hearst always loved castles. As a child he visited many of the great castles of Europe, and he dreamed of building his own some day. In Hearst Castle: An American Palace, young readers will meet this wealthy and powerful newspaperman, who built a media empire while realizing his dream to create his own castle high in the California hills. Students will learn how this mighty structure was built and furnished with priceless artwork, statuary, and antiques. Full-color photographs, maps, timeline, and a compelling narrative will inform as well as entertain students.
Author : Thomas Aidala
Publisher : Crescent
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 39,5 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : Gail Gibbons
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 39,28 MB
Release : 2014-01-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0823430855
Houses are built with many different materials, and in many shapes and sizes. Step by step, this picture book explains how homes are built—from the architect's plans through the arrival of a happy family. The many processes of construction are explained with simple language and bright, clear illustrations, perfect for kids starting to wonder about how the world around them works. Many different careers—including carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and landscapers—are introduced, each doing their part to bring the picture wood-frame house to life. A great read for kids who love construction sites, or who can't get enough of Building a House by Byron Barton. According to The Washington Post, Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." Ms. Gibbons is the author of more than 100 books for young readers, including the bestselling titles From Seed to Plant and Monarch Butterfly. Her many honors include the Washington Post/Childrens Book Fuild Nonfiction Award and the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book Award.
Author : Thomas Brown
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,54 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Hearst-San Simeon State Historical Monument (Calif.)
ISBN : 9780615639277
Author : Jana Seely
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 32,73 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780979215636
Author : Patricia Hearst
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 36,65 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
This entertaining novel, based on an actual unsolved murder involving William Randolph Hearst, is co-authored by Heart's granddaughter, Patricia. Catha Kinsolving Burke is shocked to overhear her grandmother's name in connection with a 70-year-old murder. Her quest to uncover the truth about the incident plunges Catha back into the Hollywood of the roaring '20s.
Author : Victoria Kastner
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 22,36 MB
Release : 2009-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
A decadeslong collaboration between publisher William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan produced the formal terraces, swimming pools, and plants and sculptures that occupy the 120 acres of gardens and 450 square miles of coastland of San Simeon, now a California State Park. Their extensive correspondence reveals a captivating working relationship with shared concerns over every aspect of the enormous project. Hearst Castle historian Kastner's (Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House) biography of a man and of an estate is also a social study of the periodthe famous and infamous Hollywood figures who peopled the house and its grounds, the lavish lifestyle, and the mythical tales about its owner. The superb photos by Garagliano, photographer at San Simeon since 1994, capture some of the elegant views, the vast array of buildings, and the myriad details. This work of visual delight should whet the appetite for a visit to the real thing.Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lib., New York Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Author : Mary L. Levkoff
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,5 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Author : Evie Ybarra
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,81 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 1467140937
Eerie haunts and stories of apparitions stretch along the California coast from Monterey Bay to the Channel Islands. James Dean's presence lingers at the site of his deadly car crash on Highway 46, and a ghost-in-residence presides over the Robert Louis Stevenson house in Monterey. Learn of the ghoulish murders of the Reed family at the San Miguel Mission, the mysterious spirits that haunt the Hearst Castle and the twisted tales of strange occurrences in what was once the Camarillo State Hospital. Join author Evie Ybarra as she explores the unexplained along this infamous coast.
