Ornamenting the »Cold Roast« : : The Domestic Architecture and Interior Design of Upper-Class Boston Homes, 1760-1880 / / Dorothee Wagner von Hoff.
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 r...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG and UP eBook Package 2000-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2014] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | 1. Aufl. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | American Culture Studies ;
6 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- A Brief History of Living and Family Life in America
- The Upper Class in America and Boston
- The Profession of Architecture in America
- Domestic Architecture in America
- Interiors and Furnishings
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Appendix I: Glossary
- Appendix II: Beacon Hill Architectural Guidelines
- Appendix III: Harrison Gray Otis Logbook