Essays in early American architectural history a view from the Chesapeake
Introduction. Reshaping the study of early American architecture -- The origins of early American architecture. Early American architecture : a transatlantic perspective -- Adaptation and innovation : archaeological and architectural -- Perspectives on the seventeenth-century Chesapeake -- The Engli...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Charlottesville u.a.
Univ. of Virginia Press
2012
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| Ausgabe: | 1. paperback ed. |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction. Reshaping the study of early American architecture -- The origins of early American architecture. Early American architecture : a transatlantic perspective -- Adaptation and innovation : archaeological and architectural -- Perspectives on the seventeenth-century Chesapeake -- The English origins of the Jamestown rowhouses -- The design and building process. "An elegant and commodious building" : William Buckland and the design of the Prince William County Courthouse -- The dynamics of architectural design in eighteenth-century Charleston and the low country -- Regional building patterns : ecclesiastical architecture. Anglican church design in the Chesapeake : English inheritances and regional interpretations -- Christ Church, Savannah : loopholes in metropolitan design on the frontier -- "Building is a heavy burden" : the legacy of eighteenth-century church building in the Middle Atlantic colonies -- God is in the details : the transformation of ecclesiastical architecture in early-nineteenth-century America -- Williamsburg. Ornaments of civic aspiration : the public buildings of Williamsburg -- Beaux-arts ideals and colonial reality : the reconstruction of Williamsburg's capitol, 1928-1934 -- The changing perceptions of the restoration of colonial Williamsburg |
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| Beschreibung: | Enth. eine Sammlung bereits früher erschienener Essays. - Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | IX, 268 S. zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9780813931104 978-0-8139-3110-4 9780813932293 978-0-8139-3229-3 |