Restoring Williamsburg 9780300248357

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Автор: Yetter George Humphrey, Lounsbury Carl R.
Название: Restoring Williamsburg
ISBN: 9780300248357
Издательство: Wiley yUP
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Архитектура

Общественные здания: гражданские, коммерческие, промышленные и др.

История Америк

Консервация зданий и хранение строительных материалов

Краеведение

ISBN-10: 0300248350
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 296
Вес: 1.93 кг.
Дата издания: 29.10.2019
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 160 color + 210 b-w illus.
Размер: 300 x 251 x 25
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: A comprehensive look at Williamsburgs evolution and important role in defining our understanding of 18th-century America

Today best known as the worlds largest living history museum, Williamsburg was the capital of the colony of Virginia in the 1700s and the setting for key debates leading to the American Revolution. Inspired by growing interest in Americas colonial heritage, W. A. R. Goodwin, supported by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., initiated a major restoration in the 1920s and 1930s that has allowed visitors to see how Williamsburg looked in the 18th century. Restoring Williamsburg expands on Williamsburg Before and After, a now-classic book with more than 200,000 copies in print, offering an updated and nuanced look at the continuing process of restoration. In addition to capturing moments throughout the sites transformation, the book offers important considerations about modern curatorial practices and changing approaches to historic preservation.

Lavishly illustrated with more than 350 photographs, watercolors, sketches, maps, and other illustrations, Restoring Williamsburg features new images from both before and after the restoration. This is an important contribution not only to architectural history and restoration practices but also to our understanding of the town that continues to inspire Americans to think about their history.