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Sticks and Stones:

A Study of American Architecture & Civilization
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W. W. Norton, Incorporated, 1934 - 238 pages

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Review: Sticks and Stones

Avis d'utilisateur  - Cheery - Goodreads

Hope springs eternal. Mumford may be recognized as a founding father in the urban planning field, but his writing style leaves so much to be desired. Consulter l'avis complet

Review: Sticks and Stones

Avis d'utilisateur  - Matthew - Goodreads

I was talking about this book one day and I was surprised that Brent actually knew who this guy was. Apparently he is a respected author. These are essays on early American architecture, so its mostly ... Consulter l'avis complet

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Table des matières

Foreword
C-9
n The Heritage of the Renaissance
C-35
The Classical Myth
C-53

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Autres éditions - Tout afficher

Sticks and stones: a study of American architecture and civilization
Sticks and stones: a study of American architecture and civilization
Lewis Mumford
Affichage d'extraits - 1955
Sticks and stones: a study of American architecture and civilization
Sticks and stones: a study of American architecture and civilization
Lewis Mumford
Affichage d'extraits - 1955
Sticks and stones, a study of American architecture and civilization
Sticks and stones, a study of American architecture and civilization
Lewis Mumford
Affichage d'extraits - 1931
Tout afficher »

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TitreSticks and Stones: A Study of American Architecture & Civilization
White oak library
AuteurLewis Mumford
ÉditeurW. W. Norton, Incorporated, 1934
Original provenant del'Université de Virginie
Numérisé12 févr. 2010
Longueur238 pages
  
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