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Topographical Stories
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Author : David Leatherbarrow
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2015-09-28
Topographical Stories written by David Leatherbarrow and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-28 with Architecture categories.
Landscape architecture and architecture are two fields that exist in close proximity to one another. Some have argued that the two are, in fact, one field. Others maintain that the disciplines are distinct. These designations are a subject of continual debate by theorists and practitioners alike. Here, David Leatherbarrow offers an entirely new way of thinking of architecture and landscape architecture. Moving beyond partisan arguments, he shows how the two disciplines rely upon one another to form a single framework of cultural meaning. Leatherbarrow redefines landscape architecture and architecture as topographical arts, the shared task of which is to accommodate and express the patterns of our lives. Topography, in his view, incorporates terrain, built and unbuilt, but also traces of practical affairs, by means of which culture preserves and renews its typical situations and institutions. This rigorous argument is supported by nearly 100 illustrations, as well as examples of topography from the sixteenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, through the heroic period of early modernism, to more recent offerings. A number of these studies revise existing accounts of decisive moments in the history of these disciplines, particularly the birth of the informal garden, the emergence of continuous space in the landscapes and architecture of the modern period, and the new significance of landform or earthwork in contemporary architecture. For readers not directly involved with either of these professions, this book shows how over the centuries our lives have been shaped and enriched by landscape and architecture. Topographical Stories provides a new paradigm for theorizing and practicing landscape and architecture.
Topographical Stories
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Author : David Leatherbarrow
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2015-11-06
Topographical Stories written by David Leatherbarrow and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with Architecture categories.
Topography, in his view, incorporates terrain, built and unbuilt. It also traces practical affairs, by which culture preserves and renews its typical situations and institutions."
Maps Their Untold Stories
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Author : Rose Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-09-11
Maps Their Untold Stories written by Rose Mitchell and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-11 with Reference categories.
A map is a snapshot of a place, a city, a nation or even the world at a given point in time - fascinating for what they tell us about the way our ancestors saw themselves, their neighbours and their place in the world. This magnificent collection, drawn from seven centuries of maps held in the National Archives at Kew, looks at a variety of maps, from those found in 14th Century manuscripts, through early estate maps, to sea charts, maps used in military campaigns, and maps from treaties. The text explores who the mapmakers were, the purposes for which the maps were made, and what it tells us about the politics of the time. Great images are accompanied by compelling stories. Featured is a woodcut map of 16th Century London, a map of where the bombs fell during the Second World War, and a map the first American settlers' drew when they were attempting to establish a new empire on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina. Richly illustrated with large scale reproductions of the maps, the book also includes some of the more amusing or esoteric maps from the National Archives, such as the map of the Great Exhibition in 1851 that was presented on a lady's glove, a London Underground map in the form of a cucumber, and a Treasure Island map used to advertise National Savings. This is a fascinating and unusual journey through the world of maps and mapmakers.
Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry Volume I
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Author : William Carleton
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2015-05-06
Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry Volume I written by William Carleton and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-06 with History categories.
This unusual early work is both hard to find and expensive in its first edition. William Carleton is universally recognised as the greatest delineator of the manners and customs of the Irish peasantry. His Traits and Stories has great historical value, and is a monument of national importance. It is thoroughly recommended reading for the Irish social historian. Contents Include: Introduction; Ned McKeown; The Three Tasks; Shane Fadh’s Wedding; Larry McFarland’s Wake; The Station; An Essay on Irish Swearing. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The Yorkshire Library A Bibliographical Account Of Books On Topography Tracts Of The Seventeenth Century Biography Spaws Geology Botany Maps Views Portraits And Miscellaneous Literature Relating To The County Of York With Collations And Notes On The Books And Authors
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Author : William Boyne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869
The Yorkshire Library A Bibliographical Account Of Books On Topography Tracts Of The Seventeenth Century Biography Spaws Geology Botany Maps Views Portraits And Miscellaneous Literature Relating To The County Of York With Collations And Notes On The Books And Authors written by William Boyne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with Seals (Numismatics) categories.
Topography And Natural History Of Lofthouse And Its Neighborhood
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Author : George Roberts (of Lofthouse, Yorkshire.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
Topography And Natural History Of Lofthouse And Its Neighborhood written by George Roberts (of Lofthouse, Yorkshire.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Lofthouse (England) categories.
Murray S Magazine
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Murray S Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with English literature categories.
A Topographical Dictionary Of Ireland
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Author : Nicholas Carlisle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1810
A Topographical Dictionary Of Ireland written by Nicholas Carlisle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1810 with categories.
Athenaeum And Literary Chronicle
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
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Mcclellan S Own Story
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Author : George B. McClellan
language : en
Publisher: Digital Scanning Inc
Release Date : 1998-05
Mcclellan S Own Story written by George B. McClellan and has been published by Digital Scanning Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Born in Philadelphia on December 3, 1826, George B. McClellan graduated from West Point in 1846 before serving in the Mexican War. At the start of the Civil War, McClellan was put in a position of leadership and after a successful campaign in Virginia he was given command of the Army of Potomac, one of the Union's strongest armies. He led the Peninsular campaign with almost 100,000 troops under his command. marching toward Richmond. Although McClellan was a brilliant administrator who possessed good strategic sense, the record shows that he was overcautious and consistently overestimated the strength of his adversaries, always demanding more men and supplies before undertaking offensive action. In 1862, McClellan disagreed with Abraham Lincoln and advanced on Richmond from the east instead of moving directly, against the Confederates at Manassas, Virginia. Although the Union army was successful during the Peninsular campaign, their failure to take Richmond, the Confederate capital, gave the South new motivation. Dissatisfied with the campaign and McClellan, Lincoln replaced him with Henry W. Halleck as commander-in-chief. After the defeat of the Union army. in the Second Battle of Bull Run, . he was again placed in active command of the Army of the Potomac. His overcautiousness at the battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, led to a draw instead of a Union victory. Because of the heavy Union losses, he was again relieved of his command by Lincoln for the duration of the war. The Democratic Party nominated McClellan in 1864 as its candidate for president a peace platform, but Abraham Lincoln defeated him. After serving as governor of New Jersey From 1878 to 1881, McClellan died in Orange. New Jersey on October 29, 1885.
