Sticks and Stones: A Study of American Architecture and CivilizationDover Publications, 1955 - 238 pages "Great classic of American cultural history and important study of American architecture and civilization, still stimulating in its sweep and insights. Discusses the early New England towns, vernacular building, Colonial and Federal periods, Henry Hobson Richardson and other important architects of the late 19th century, the Classical Revival, up to the early 1920s." -- Amazon Description. |
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The Medieval Tradition | 13 |
The Heritage of the Renaissance | 35 |
The Classical Myth | 53 |
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Sticks and Stones: A Study of American Architecture & Civilization Lewis Mumford Affichage du livre entier - 1924 |
Sticks and Stones: A Study of American Architecture and Civilization Lewis Mumford Affichage du livre entier - 1924 |
Sticks and Stones: A Study of American Architecture and Civilization Lewis Mumford Affichage du livre entier - 1924 |
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