Casa Loma : millionaires, medievalism, and modernity in Toronto's gilded age /

"Leading architect E.J. Lennox designed Casa Loma for the flamboyant Sir Henry Pellatt and Mary, Lady Pellatt as an enormous castellated mansion that overlooked the booming metropolis of Toronto. The first scholarly book dedicated to this Canadian landmark, Casa Loma situates the famous "h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Reeve, Matthew M. (Editor ), Windover, Michael (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2023]
Colección:McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation studies in art history.
Temas:
Casa Loma (Toronto, Ont.) > History.
Casa Loma (Toronto, Ont.) > Histoire.
Casa Loma (Toronto, Ont.)
Architecture, Domestic > Ontario > Toronto > History.
Mansions > Ontario > Toronto > History.
Historic buildings > Ontario > Toronto.
Hôtels particuliers > Ontario > Toronto > Histoire.
ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General
Architecture, Domestic
Buildings
Historic buildings
Mansions
Toronto (Ont.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > History.
Ontario > Toronto
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Casa Loma, Henry Pellatt, and the City of Toronto / Matthew M. Reeve and Michael Windover
  • Houses on the Ridge: Casa Loma's Neighbours and the Elite Architecture of Davenport Ridge / Sean Blank and David Winterton
  • Casa Loma's Architect: E.J. Lennox's Architectural Practice and Its Legacy in Toronto / Sharon Vattay
  • The Design and Construction of Casa Loma, 1905-1913 / Sharon Vattay
  • The Casa Loma Collections and the Sale of 1924 / Matthew M. Reeve
  • Performing Place: Ornamentalism at Casa Loma / Michael Windover
  • A Modern Castle: Medievalism, Chivalry, and Empire at Casa Loma / Matthew M. Reeve
  • "Pellatt's Folly": Casa Loma, 1920-1934 / Joan Coutu
  • "Toronto's White Elephant" and "Canada's Famous Castle": Casa Loma, 1930-1970 / Joan Coutu
  • Casa Loma, 1970 to the Present / Marcela Torres.

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