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Ornamenting the 'Cold Roast'
Dorothee Wagner Hoff
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Description for Ornamenting the 'Cold Roast'
Paperback. Originally presented as author's thesis (doctoral--Universiteat Meunchen, 2012) Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 b/w & 10 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AMK; AMR; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
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 reader on a journey to 18th and 19th century Boston and provides insight into the lives of these prominent men and women as seen through the perspective of their homes. It is a novel examination of the cultural significance of domestic architecture and interior design and, because of its story-telling character and extensive ... Read more
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 reader on a journey to 18th and 19th century Boston and provides insight into the lives of these prominent men and women as seen through the perspective of their homes. It is a novel examination of the cultural significance of domestic architecture and interior design and, because of its story-telling character and extensive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837622768
SKU
V9783837622768
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99-2
About Dorothee Wagner Hoff
Dorothee Wagner von Hoff received her PhD at the University of Munich. Her research interests include Colonial and Victorian Architecture and interior design, as well as urban studies and American literature.
Reviews for Ornamenting the 'Cold Roast'
Reviewed in: Planerin, 2 (2013)