Antiquity in Gotham : : The Ancient Architecture of New York City / / Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis.
The first detailed study of “Neo-Antique” architecture applies an archaeological lens to the study of New York City’s structuresSince the city’s inception, New Yorkers have deliberately and purposefully engaged with ancient architecture to design and erect many of its most iconic buildings and monum...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 72 color and 43 black and white illustrations. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction: From the Appian Way to Broadway
- One. Herculean Efforts: New York City’s Infrastructure
- Two. The Genius of Architecture: Ancient Muses and Modern Forms
- Three. Treasuries of Old and Treasuries of New
- Four. Modern Museions
- Five. Togas at Home
- Six. Dining Like Nero
- Seven. To Be Buried Like a Pharaoh
- Eight. Heroic New Yorkers
- Nine. Eclectic Antiquity
- Reflections: Useable Pasts and Neo- Antique Futures
- Glossary
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index