Ornamenting the "Cold Roast" : the domestic architecture and interior design of upper-class Boston homes, 1760-1880 /

This book presents the meticulous case studies of three individual houses from different eras, which serve to depict the social, political, and cultural effects that domestic architecture and interior design had on the upper class, the city of Boston, and a national American identity. It takes the r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wagner von Hoff, Dorothee (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2013]
Colección:American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ; Bd. 6.
Temas:
Architecture, Domestic > Massachusetts > Boston.
Interior decoration > Massachusetts > Boston.
Upper class > Dwellings > Massachusetts > Boston.
Décoration intérieure > Massachusetts > Boston.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
Architecture, Domestic
Interior decoration
Upper class > Dwellings
Architektur
Innenarchitektur
Wohnkultur
Oberschicht
Massachusetts > Boston
Boston, Mass.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • A Brief History of Living and Family Life in America
  • The Upper Class in America and Boston
  • The Profession of Architecture in America
  • Domestic Architecture in America
  • Interiors and Furnishings
  • Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • Appendix I: Glossary
  • Appendix II: Beacon Hill Architectural Guidelines
  • Appendix III: Harrison Gray Otis Logbook.

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