Greek revival America

Caratteristiche

Autore:  Roger G. Kennedy

Editore:  Rizzoli International Publications

Luogo di stampa:  New York

Anno pubblicazione:  [2010]

"In 1826, as the United States celebrated its fiftieth birthday and bade farewell to the last of its founding fathers, a new American consciousness was being born - one characterized by optimism, self-assurance, and affluence. This forward-looking attitude was the very embodiment of the American Greek Revival, a movement that arose from a state of mind and a style of life, and one that was most publicly expressed through architecture." "In Greek Revival America, Roger Kennedy takes a long, loving look at the style of living and governing fostered by the American Greek Revival, a period that reached full flower in the 1820s and flourished until its spirit was crushed by the tragedy and pessimism of the Civil War. In this full-scale study of the era, the author uses architecture as a springboard to launch into the realm of social history, inviting the reader to examine the multifaceted panorama of forces that created the underpinnings of this style." "For example, the text shows why --

Condizione prodotto:
Esemplare in buone condizioni. Sovraccoperta leggermente ingiallita con macchie di polvere, lievi graffi e minimi segni di usura; leggere pieghe ai bordi e piccole abrasioni ai bordi e agli angoli. Leggero ingiallimento delle pagine. Testo in inglese. English text. Book in good condition.

Codice ISBN:  0847831841

Codice EAN:  9780847831845

Pagine:  454

Formato:  Cartonato con sovracoperta

Dimensioni (cm):
Altezza:  30
Larghezza:  24

Descrizione

Testo in inglese. English text. Photographs by John M. Hall, Jack Kotz, Robert Lautman, Mark Zeek. Con numerose fotografie a colori f.t.

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