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Art & Architecture
hardcover. A biographical sketch of the antecedents, early life and career of William Thornton, particulary known for his design of the US Capitol. It includes his early antislavery writings, and detailed accounts of the evolution of the first successful steamboat. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; AM; BGHA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1243.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913445
- ISBN
- 9780813913445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.50
€ 113.50
Paperback. Based on a study of more than 350 narratives, this text explores literary and cinematic representations of American Indian captivity. The roles the captivity narrative has played in Western religious writings, theological claims, narrative strategies and reading practices are also examined here. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, facsim. BIC Classification: 2ABM; APFA; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916071
- ISBN
- 9780813916071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.62
€ 38.62
Paperback. Using illustrations and biographical sketches, Peter Martin relates the experiences of colonial gardeners who shaped the natural beauty of Virginia's wilderness into varied displays of elegance. He demonstrates that ornamental gardening was a scientific, aesthetic and cultural enterprise. Num Pages: 264 pages, 104 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3J; AMV; HBJK; HBLH; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920535
- ISBN
- 9780813920535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.10
€ 46.10
Hardback. Representations of Joan of Arc have been used in the United States for the past 200 years, appearing in advertising, cartoons, popular song, art, criticism and propaganda. "Visions of the Maid" examines three pivotal films on the heroine as well as a broad array of popular culture references. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; APFA; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920757
- ISBN
- 9780813920757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.91
€ 84.91
Hardback. How wild and managed or artificially arranged environments coexist has long been a matter of intense debate among foresters and landscape professionals. In this study, Simo considers the developments of half a century, 1897-1949, when the contours of the debate were formed. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMV; HBJK; HBLW; RNA; RPG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921594
- ISBN
- 9780813921594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
paperback. A reconstruction of three modernist poets' dialogue with the Chinese masters, this sequel to "Orientalism and Modernism", investigates the ways in which three modernist poets received Chinese artistic notions and assimilated them into their literary masterpieces. Num Pages: 296 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; ACBP; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921761
- ISBN
- 9780813921761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.15
€ 36.15
paperback. In 2000, the University of Virginia Art Museum mounted an exhibition called "Hindsight/Fore-site: Art for the New Millennium", in which 24 artists created works inspired by Thomas Jefferson's legacy. This text contains essays which explore the art-historical significance of the exhibition. Editor(s): Hartz, Jill. Num Pages: 110 pages, 60 colour and 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; GM; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813921839
- ISBN
- 9780813921839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.57
€ 33.57
hardcover. Hullihen Williams Moore has been visiting Shenandoah National Park since the mid-1960s, but it was after studying with Ansel Adams in 1979 that he began seriously photographing it. This collection documents the quiet beauty of the area, and includes two essays in which Moore discusses it further. Num Pages: 96 pages, 51 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AGN; AJC; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813922249
- ISBN
- 9780813922249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.05
€ 80.05
Paperback. Hullihen Williams Moore has been visiting Shenandoah National Park since the mid-1960s, but it was after studying with Ansel Adams in 1979 that he began seriously photographing it. This collection documents the quiet beauty of the area, and includes two essays in which Moore discusses it further. Num Pages: 96 pages, 51 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AGN; AJC; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 243 x 10. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922263
- ISBN
- 9780813922263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.09
€ 25.99
€ 24.09
Hardback. Court day in early Virginia transformed crossroads towns into forums for citizens of all social classes to transact a variety of business, from legal cases before county magistrates to horse races, the sale of produce, and more. This is a history of the public buildings that formed this space and the important buildings that grew up around them. Series: Colonial Williamsburg Studies in Chesapeake History & Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, 267 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923017
- ISBN
- 9780813923017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.13
€ 94.13
Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival
. Ed(S): Wilson, Richard Guy; Eyring, Shaun; ...
hardcover. Examines how and why Colonial Revival has persisted in modern times. The volume contains essays that explore Colonial Revival expressions in architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, decorative arts, and painting and sculpture, as well as the social, intellectual, and cultural background of the phenomena. Editor(s): Wilson, Richard Guy; Eyring, Shaun; Marotta, Kenny. Num Pages: 432 pages, 132 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923482
- ISBN
- 9780813923482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.75
€ 74.75
hardcover. What did Eden look like? The photographer Lyle Gomes observes landscapes that represent the idea of locus amoenus - the pleasant place. The tradition of locus amoenus goes back to the idyllic descriptions of fictional locations, often called Arcadia, in the writings of Sappho, Apollonius, and Virgil, in the imagined period of the Golden Age. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AGN; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813923826
- ISBN
- 9780813923826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.50
€ 73.50
hardcover. Showcases the author' images of Charlottesville, Virginia - many of them multipanel compositions featuring the University of Virginia and its environs - accompanied by an essay and interview by his wife, the writer Ann Beattie. This book gives us a view of Charlottesville, of place and artistic production. Num Pages: 112 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925035
- ISBN
- 9780813925035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.71
€ 45.99
€ 40.71
Hardback. Examines the roles played by local economies and class structures as keys to understanding building practices and results. This book reveals not only the importance, but also the often overlooked expertise of slave artisans in antebellum construction. Num Pages: 400 pages, 183 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925387
- ISBN
- 9780813925387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.56
€ 109.56
paperback. At the forefront of national and international change, Pittsburgh has long been portrayed as a place for innovative architecture. Organized by area, with subsets of geographical entries, this book presents the architectural history of this ever-changing city. Num Pages: 272 pages, 160 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813926506
- ISBN
- 9780813926506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.58
€ 25.99
€ 24.58
Hardback. Explores the lives and work of 151 professionals who quite literally shaped both the land itself and our ideas of what the American landscape means. This book identifies a host of public spaces deserving of recognition, and sheds light on the process by which they may be protected. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Charles A.; Foell, Stephanie S. Num Pages: 496 pages, 62 colour & 400 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 184 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927893
- ISBN
- 9780813927893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.59
€ 96.59
Hardback. Women have practiced as landscape architects, since the founding of the practice as a profession in the United States in the 1890s. They came to landscape architecture as gardeners, garden designers, horticulturalists, and fine artists. This book describes design practice in landscape architecture by women in the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour & 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AMV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928081
- ISBN
- 9780813928081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.92
€ 74.92
Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
Donnelly, Lu; Brumble, H. David, Iii; Toker, ...
hardcover. Considers the architecture, landscape, and town plans of thirty-one counties west of Blue Mountain and north to Lake Erie, including cities and communities big and small, from Pittsburgh, Beaver Falls, Johnstown, and Altoona to Bellefonte, State College, Lock Haven, Clarion, and Erie, and scores of places in between. Num Pages: 656 pages, 342 b&w photographs, 12 line drawings, 61 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813928234
- ISBN
- 9780813928234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.22
€ 103.22
Hardback. Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. This title presents the story of the University that encompasses the political and architectural worlds, as Jefferson struggled against great opposition to establish a new type of educational institution. Editor(s): Wilson, Richard Guy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 colour & 67 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AMB; AMG; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 262 x 18. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928302
- ISBN
- 9780813928302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.37
€ 35.99
€ 34.37
Hardback. Assembling an archive of images and texts since the eighteenth century, this book offers history of the 'wanted' poster, examining its uses, patterns of circulation, and formal development as an iconic print genre. It covers a wide range of images: runaway slave notices, private detective posters, FBI posters, and artists' approximations. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928555
- ISBN
- 9780813928555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.94
€ 71.94