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Harbor Hill
Portrait of a House
Inbunden, 2008
656 kr
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The mansion along with its magnificent furnishings, art, gardens, and the owners' striving, hubris, and ultimate failure are the dramatis personae of this saga. Stanford White, the architect, wrote, "with the exception of Biltmore, I do not think there will be an estate equal to it in the country." …
Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village
The Creation of an Architectural Masterpiece
Av Richard Guy Wilson, Richard Guy Wilson
Inbunden, 2009
471 kr
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Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. It is his greatest architectural accomplishment, the summation of his quest for intellectual freedom. The story of the University encompasses the political and architectural worlds, as Jefferson struggled …
Public Nature
Scenery, History and Park Design
Av Ethan Carr, Shaun Eyring m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
616 kr
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This diverse new collection of essays, written by scholars, practitioners, and public-land managers, considers the history of public park design, as well as the parks themselves as repositories of cultural values. The contributors discuss European influences on early American parks, the peculiar …
Re-creating the American Past
Essays on the Colonial Revival
Av Richard Guy Wilson, Shaun Eyring m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
746 kr
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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 …
