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Kevin D. Murphy
This text is a study of the restoration of the Romanesque church of the Madeleine at Vezelay, the first project of the reknowned 19th-century French architect E. E. Viollet-le-Duc. The…
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This volume presents the first scholarly consideration of Morris Davidson (1898- 1979), an influential painter and educator whose work has been neglected in the art history of mid- twentieth- century…
Examines the life of Jonathan Fisher (1768-1847), a native of Braintree, Massachusetts, and graduate of Harvard College who moved in his late twenties to Blue Hill, Maine, where he embarked…
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A study of the townhouse as both a cultural phenomenon and as a important design type in American urban architecture looks at the unique design chracteristics, construction, and history of…
From decoys to sea chests, folk art is not only rooted in the useful but in the realities of living. Some folk art makes daily chores more fun, while others…
Kevin D Murphy
Summary:Even as it has evolved over the course of many centuries, Notre-Dame Cathedral has persisted as a touchstone for Parisians and Christians everywhere, and as an emblem of Frenchness…
Of all building types, the skyscraper strikes observers as the most modern, in terms not only of height but also boldness, scale, ingenuity, and daring. Skyscraper Gothic brings together renowned…
Jonathan M. Nichols,Kevin D. Murphy
Modelling and Estimation of Damage in Structures is a comprehensiveguide to solving the type of modelling and estimation problems associated with the physics of structural damage.
The book reviews the varied cultural accomplishments during the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714), including scholarly essays on Anne, her patronage of the arts, coin collecting, poetry, poetical miscellanies, drama…
