Stillness and Light : The Silent Eloquence of Shaker Architecture /

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Shaker buildings have long been admired for their simplicity of design and sturdy craftsmanship, with form always following function. Over the years, their distinctive physical characteristics have invited as much study as imitation. Their clean, unadorned lines have been said to reflect core Shaker...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Plummer, Henry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Licht
Hank und die Shakers > Musikgruppe
Möbel
Innenarchitektur
Shaker architecture.
Light in architecture.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Subjects & Themes > Architectural & Industrial.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
Lumiere en architecture.
Architecture shaker.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Shaker buildings have long been admired for their simplicity of design and sturdy craftsmanship, with form always following function. Over the years, their distinctive physical characteristics have invited as much study as imitation. Their clean, unadorned lines have been said to reflect core Shaker beliefs such as honesty, integrity, purity, and perfection. In this book, Henry Plummer focuses on the use of natural light in Shaker architecture, noting that Shaker builders manipulated light not only for practical reasons of illumination but also to sculpt a deliberately spiritual, visual presen.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (152 pages).
ISBN:9780253007780

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