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A stunning work of scholarship, the Norton Critical Edition of The
English Bible, King James Version, is the most accessible edition
available. These acclaimed volumes bring together succinct
introductions to each biblical work, explanatory annotations, and
contextual and critical materials. Archaic words are explained,
textual problems are lucidly discussed, and stylistic features of
the original texts are highlighted. For the Old Testament, Herbert
Marks gives readers without Hebrew an entry into the complexities
of biblical literature, reconstructing its original contexts,
tracing its evolution, and pointing out productive strategies for
reading. For the New Testament and the Apocrypha, Gerald Hammond
and Austin M. Busch provide historical and cultural background
while illuminating the complexity of the original texts. Both
volumes include timelines, chronologies, diagrams, and color maps.
Illustrated by critical analyses of significant buildings,
including examples by such eminent architects as Adler and
Sullivan, Erich Mendelsohn, and Louis Kahn, this book examines
collaboration in the architectural design process over a period
ranging from the mid-19th century to the late 1960s. The examples
chosen, located in England, the United States, Israel and South
Africa, are of international scope. They have intrinsic interest as
works of architecture, and illustrate all facets of collaboration,
involving architects, engineers and clients. Prior to dealing with
the case studies the theoretical framework is set in three
introductory essays which discuss in general terms the
organizational implications of partnerships, associations and
teams; the nature of interactions between architect and engineer;
and cooperation and confrontation in the relationship between
architect and client. From this original standpoint, the
interactive role of the designers, it examines and reinterprets
such well-known buildings as the Chicago Auditorium and the Kimbell
Art Museum. The re-evaluation of St Pancras Station and its hotel
questions common presumptions about the separation of professional
roles played by its engineer and architect. The account of the
troubled history of Mendelsohn's project for the first Haifa Power
House highlights the difficulties that arise when a determined and
eminent architect confronts a powerful and demanding client. In a
later era, the examination of the John Moffat Building, which is
less well known but deserving of wider recognition, reveals how the
fruitful collaboration of multiple architects can result in a
successful unified design. These case studies comprise a wide range
of programmes, challenges, personalities and interactions.
Ultimately, in five different ways, in five different epochs, and
in five different circumstantial and cultural contexts, this book
shows how the dialogue between the players in the design process
resonates upo
Illustrated by critical analyses of significant buildings,
including examples by such eminent architects as Adler and
Sullivan, Erich Mendelsohn, and Louis Kahn, this book examines
collaboration in the architectural design process over a period
ranging from the mid-19th century to the late 1960s. The examples
chosen, located in England, the United States, Israel and South
Africa, are of international scope. They have intrinsic interest as
works of architecture, and illustrate all facets of collaboration,
involving architects, engineers and clients. Prior to dealing with
the case studies the theoretical framework is set in three
introductory essays which discuss in general terms the
organizational implications of partnerships, associations and
teams; the nature of interactions between architect and engineer;
and cooperation and confrontation in the relationship between
architect and client. From this original standpoint, the
interactive role of the designers, it examines and reinterprets
such well-known buildings as the Chicago Auditorium and the Kimbell
Art Museum. The re-evaluation of St Pancras Station and its hotel
questions common presumptions about the separation of professional
roles played by its engineer and architect. The account of the
troubled history of Mendelsohn's project for the first Haifa Power
House highlights the difficulties that arise when a determined and
eminent architect confronts a powerful and demanding client. In a
later era, the examination of the John Moffat Building, which is
less well known but deserving of wider recognition, reveals how the
fruitful collaboration of multiple architects can result in a
successful unified design. These case studies comprise a wide range
of programmes, challenges, personalities and interactions.
Ultimately, in five different ways, in five different epochs, and
in five different circumstantial and cultural contexts, this book
shows how the dialogue between the players in the design process
resonates upo
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible,
these long-awaited volumes bring together succinct introductions to
each biblical book, detailed explanatory annotations, and a wealth
of contextual and critical materials. Archaic words are explained,
textual problems are lucidly discussed, and stylistic features of
the original texts are highlighted. Judicious and economical, the
introductions and annotations to the Old Testament give readers
without Hebrew an entry into complexities of biblical literature,
reconstructing its original contexts, tracing its evolution, and
pointing out productive strategies of reading. Incorporating the
insights of modern biblical scholarship as well as centuries of
precritical interpretation, they offer essential guidance to a
labyrinthine world, while respecting the text s integrity. The
historical and critical appendix comprises three distinct
collections. A section on ancient Near Eastern backgrounds presents
the myths, hymns, prayers, and legal codes that informed the
creation of the Hebrew Bible. A historical anthology of biblical
interpretation gathers for the first time in one volume generous
selections from the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, along
with classics of secular commentary. It includes reflections on the
Bible by philosophers from Hobbes to Ricoeur; a compendium of
modern biblical scholarship, focusing on topics such as the oral
and the written, the composition of the Pentateuch, and the
historical movement from covenant to canon; and a provocative
sampling of comparative and literary approaches. The crucial
presence of the Old Testament within English literature is
represented by paraphrases and parables in verse and prose, and a
recapitulatory conclusion brings the diverse perspectives of this
millennial survey to bear on two of the Bible s most famous
passages: the expulsion from the garden of Eden and the binding of
Isaac. A final section devoted to the question of translation
includes significant English versions from Wycliffe to the present.
Time lines, chronologies, diagrams, and maps are included."
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