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Book Melsetter House

Download or read book Melsetter House written by Trevor Garnham and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a series of technically informative monographs embracing a broad spectrum of internationally renowned buildings. This work deals with Melsetter House, and includes a comprehensive set of technical drawings and working details.

Book The Church of Sancta Sophia Constantinople

Download or read book The Church of Sancta Sophia Constantinople written by William Richard Lethaby and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Los Angeles Central Library

Download or read book The Los Angeles Central Library written by Kenneth A. Breisch and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the most comprehensive investigation of the Los Angeles Public Library’s early history and architectural genesis ever undertaken, Kenneth Breisch chronicles the institution’s first six decades, from its founding as a private library association in 1872 through the completion of the iconic Central Library building in 1933. During this time, the library evolved from an elite organization ensconced in two rooms in downtown LA into one of the largest public library systems in the United States—with architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue’s building, a beloved LA landmark, as its centerpiece. Goodhue developed a new style, fully integrating the building’s sculptural and epigraphic program with its architectural forms to express a complex iconography. Working closely with sculptor Lee Oskar Lawrie and philosopher Hartley Burr Alexander, he created a great civic monument that, combined with the library’s murals, embodies an overarching theme: the light of learning. “A building should read like a book, from its title entrance to its alley colophon,” wrote Alexander—a narrative approach to design that serves as a key to understanding Goodhue’s architectural gem. Breisch draws on a wealth of primary source material to tell the story of one of the most important American buildings of the twentieth century and illuminates the formation of an indispensible modern public institution: the American public library.

Book William Richard Lethaby

    Book Details:
  • Author : Godfrey Rubens
  • Publisher : Elsevier
  • Release : 2014-05-16
  • ISBN : 1483144402
  • Pages : 321 pages

Download or read book William Richard Lethaby written by Godfrey Rubens and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Richard Lethaby: His Life and Work 1857-1931 focuses on the masterpieces, achievements, and legacy of Lethaby in architecture. The book first underscores the early life of Lethaby and his humble beginnings in the field of architecture. The text then ponders on the craftsmanship and architectural genius of Lethaby as shown in the design of the Stanmore Hall, Avon Tyrrell, The Hurst, Melsetter House, Rysa Lodge, Eagle Insurance Buildings, and High Coxlease. The publication highlights the creative mind of Lethaby through the artistic presentation of SS Colm and Margaret, All Saints' Church, Liverpool Cathedral Competition, and the Central School of Arts and Crafts. The text also takes a look at the works of Lethaby for the London County Council, his early architectural education and training, and his legacy as a theorist and writer. The book is a fine reference for historians, architects, and researchers interested in the works, contributions, and influence of Lethaby on architecture.

Book Wood Carving

Download or read book Wood Carving written by George Jack and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Leadwork Old and Ornamental and for the Most Part English

Download or read book Leadwork Old and Ornamental and for the Most Part English written by W. R Lethaby and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Leadwork Old and Ornamental and for the most part English by W.R Lethaby

Book Greek Buildings

Download or read book Greek Buildings written by William Richard Lethaby and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book London Before the Conquest

Download or read book London Before the Conquest written by William Richard Lethaby and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Recognitions

    Book Details:
  • Author : William Gaddis
  • Publisher : New York Review of Books
  • Release : 2020-11-24
  • ISBN : 1681374676
  • Pages : 969 pages

Download or read book The Recognitions written by William Gaddis and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A postmodern masterpiece about fraud and forgery by one of the most distinctive, accomplished novelists of the last century. The Recognitions is a sweeping depiction of a world in which everything that anyone recognizes as beautiful or true or good emerges as anything but: our world. The book is a masquerade, moving from New England to New York to Madrid, from the art world to the underworld, but it centers on the story of Wyatt Gwyon, the son of a New England minister, who forsakes religion to devote himself to painting, only to despair of his inspiration. In expiation, he will paint nothing but flawless copies of his revered old masters—copies, however, that find their way into the hands of a sinister financial wizard by the name of Recktall Brown, who of course sells them as the real thing. Dismissed uncomprehendingly by reviewers on publication in 1955 and ignored by the literary world for decades after, The Recognitions is now established as one of the great American novels, immensely ambitious and entirely unique, a book of wild, Boschian inspiration and outrageous comedy that is also profoundly serious and sad.

Book Architecture  An Introduction to the History and Theory of the Art of Building

Download or read book Architecture An Introduction to the History and Theory of the Art of Building written by W. R. (William Richard) Lethaby and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Westminster Abbey   the King s Craftsmen

Download or read book Westminster Abbey the King s Craftsmen written by William Richard Lethaby and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Victorian Illustrated Book

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Maxwell
  • Publisher : University of Virginia Press
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9780813920979
  • Pages : 484 pages

Download or read book The Victorian Illustrated Book written by Richard Maxwell and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: US scholars of literature explore how illustrated books became a cultural form of great importance in England and Scotland from the 1830s and 1840s to the end of the century. Some of them consider particular authors or editions, but others look at general themes such as illustrations of time, maps and metaphors, literal illustration, and city scenes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Form in Civilization

Download or read book Form in Civilization written by William Richard Lethaby and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book W R  Lethaby  1857 1931

Download or read book W R Lethaby 1857 1931 written by William Richard Lethaby and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Arts   Crafts Architecture

Download or read book Arts Crafts Architecture written by Peter Davey and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 1997-11-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major survey of architects of the Arts and Crafts movement. This major survey gives an incisively critical account of the lives, theories and work of the architects of the Arts and Crafts movement, which began in England and quickly influenced Europe and North America. It highlights the complex contradictions they tried to resolve in accommodating or rejecting the developments of the new machine age, and in meeting the cost of materials and craftsmanship, which forced them to work mainly for a wealthy elite class. This volume shows with enthusiasm and sophistication how the ideas of this fascinating movement influenced the California and Prairie Schools and Art Nouveau, and how it led ultimately to the development of neo-Georgianism and the growth of the machine-worshipping Modern movement after World War I.

Book The Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman

Download or read book The Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman written by Judith B. Tankard and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1996 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with original photographs of Shipman's superb gardens - many by photographer Mattie Edwards Hewitt which have never been previously published - and new photographs by Carol Betsch which were specially commissioned for this volume, the book documents in fascinating detail the life and work of one of America's most important and influential garden designers.

Book Architecture  art Or Profession

Download or read book Architecture art Or Profession written by Mark Crinson and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architects are perhaps the most important people involved in shaping the built environment, so the ideas they receive in the course of their training are a major influence upon the buildings and cities of the future. Crinson and Lubbock present a bold new perspective on the evolution of the British architect from Wren to post-modernism and beyond, and provide the first general history of architectural education, making an important contribution to current debates. The Prince of Wales' views on modern architecture and the need for a change in the way architects are trained, has attracted enormous support from the public, resulting in architects and their training being under the spotlight more than ever. The drive to define and promote the architectural profession that began in the eighteenth century and reached its apogee in the 1960s has now begun to unravel. How has this happened? What relation does an architect's education have to the built environment? What lessons are there from the past? This book will be of interest to students, lecturers and all those interested in the debates around contemporary architecture.