The essays in this collection represent the type of research
that has reshaped our understanding of early American architecture
over the past thirty years. Carl R. Lounsbury, three-time winner of
the prestigious Abbott Lowell Cummings Award offered by the
Vernacular Architecture Forum, traces the manner in which domestic,
ecclesiastical, and public architecture illuminate the dynamics and
aspirations of early American society. Architectural forms carried
social meanings and gave physical shape to the way people perceived
their place in the world and interacted with others during the
colonial and early national periods. Lounsbury examines the
emergence of regional building traditions and cultural landscapes
as they evolved in response to the environment, social and economic
conditions, technological capabilities, craft skills, and labor
organization. In wide-ranging essays and in more detailed case
studies, Lounsbury looks at a number of recurring issues, including
English precedents for particular building types, the elusive
meaning of regionalism as an organizational principle, the
influence of Protestant theology on church design, and the
precariousness of interpreting architectural history based solely
on standing structures.
While the Chesapeake is the principal focus of much of this
book, Lounsbury also considers building practices in Savannah,
Charleston and the low country, the Middle Atlantic colonies, and
New England. Chronologically, the essays span the early seventeenth
century--the period of first European settlement of the East
Coast--through the early nineteenth century when emerging national
patterns transformed the design and ornamentation of American
churches and meetinghouses. The concluding essays move from
architectural history to historic preservation and address the
effects of twentieth-century design aesthetics on the restoration
of Colonial Williamsburg.
General
Imprint: |
University of Virginia Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2011 |
First published: |
December 2011 |
Authors: |
Carl R. Lounsbury
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
288 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8139-3229-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8139-3229-7 |
Barcode: |
9780813932293 |
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