Author: Charles Colcock Jones
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Excerpted from the Smithsonian report of the previous year, here Jones investigates ancient Indian burial mounds along various Georgia rivers.
Aboriginal Structures in Georgia
Author: Charles Colcock Jones
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Excerpted from the Smithsonian report of the previous year, here Jones investigates ancient Indian burial mounds along various Georgia rivers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Excerpted from the Smithsonian report of the previous year, here Jones investigates ancient Indian burial mounds along various Georgia rivers.
The Georgia Catalog, Historic American Buildings Survey
Author: John Linley
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820306148
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
From the elegant townhouses of Savannah to the towering hotel and office complexes of Atlanta, the state of Georgia has a distinguished architectural tradition. No other work documents this rich heritage as comprehensively as The Georgia Catalog. Prepared under the auspices of the Historic American Buildings Survey, this carefully researched and beautifully illustrated volume will be an invaluable resource for architects, preservationists, historians, and those who own the historic houses or who simply are interested in Georgia’s architectural legacy. The book is in two parts. The first is a history of and guide to the architecture of the state. John Linley begins his survey with the remains of prehistoric civilization and the architecture of the first European settlers. He traces the development of a native architecture in the state, the flowering of the Greek Revival style, the functional architecture of commerce and industry, and the energy and imagination of urban architecture in the late twentieth century. The text reflects the author’s interest in the rationale and logic that produced the architecture and in the lessons that the past has for the present and the future. He also emphasizes the influence of climate, ecology, landscape, and city planning on both historic and contemporary architecture. The second section of The Georgia Catalog is a complete, updated listing of nearly four hundred sites in the Historic American Buildings Survey. Each entry gives the precise location of the site; a brief description of the structure; the date of construction and the name of the architect, if known; changes in name structure, or location of the building; its present condition; any facts of historical significance; and the number and dates of drawings, photographs, and data sheets in the HABS collection at the Library of Congress. To add to its value as a guide, the volume also includes a glossary of architectural terms and a list of Georgia properties that are included in the National Register of Historic Places, have been designated National Landmarks, or are part of the Historic American Engineering Record.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820306148
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
From the elegant townhouses of Savannah to the towering hotel and office complexes of Atlanta, the state of Georgia has a distinguished architectural tradition. No other work documents this rich heritage as comprehensively as The Georgia Catalog. Prepared under the auspices of the Historic American Buildings Survey, this carefully researched and beautifully illustrated volume will be an invaluable resource for architects, preservationists, historians, and those who own the historic houses or who simply are interested in Georgia’s architectural legacy. The book is in two parts. The first is a history of and guide to the architecture of the state. John Linley begins his survey with the remains of prehistoric civilization and the architecture of the first European settlers. He traces the development of a native architecture in the state, the flowering of the Greek Revival style, the functional architecture of commerce and industry, and the energy and imagination of urban architecture in the late twentieth century. The text reflects the author’s interest in the rationale and logic that produced the architecture and in the lessons that the past has for the present and the future. He also emphasizes the influence of climate, ecology, landscape, and city planning on both historic and contemporary architecture. The second section of The Georgia Catalog is a complete, updated listing of nearly four hundred sites in the Historic American Buildings Survey. Each entry gives the precise location of the site; a brief description of the structure; the date of construction and the name of the architect, if known; changes in name structure, or location of the building; its present condition; any facts of historical significance; and the number and dates of drawings, photographs, and data sheets in the HABS collection at the Library of Congress. To add to its value as a guide, the volume also includes a glossary of architectural terms and a list of Georgia properties that are included in the National Register of Historic Places, have been designated National Landmarks, or are part of the Historic American Engineering Record.
Aboriginal Structures in Georgia
Author: Charles C. Jones, Jr.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781555678258
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781555678258
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries
Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books and Pamphlets Relaing to America ...
Author: Clarke, Robert, & Co., Cincinnati, O.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Miscellaneous Documents
Author: United States. Congress. Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
Bibliotheca Americana, 1886
Author: Clarke, firm, booksellers, Cincinnati
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Relic Hunters
Author: James E. Snead
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192508423
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Relic Hunters is a study of the complex relationship between the people of 19th century America with the material antiquities of North America's indigenous past. As scholars struggled to explain their existence, farmers in Ohio were plowing up arrowheads, building their houses atop burial mounds, and developing their own ideas about antiquity. They experienced the new country as a "place with history" reflected in material traces that became important touch points for scientific knowledge, but for American cultural identity as well. Relic Hunters traces the encounter with American antiquities from 1812 to 1879. This encompasses the period when archaeology took root in the United States: it also spans the "deep settlement" of the Midwest and sectional strife both before and after the Civil War. At the center of the story is the first iconic find of American archaeology, known as "the Kentucky Mummy." Discovered deep in a cavern, this dessicated burial became the subject of scholarly competition, traveling exhibitions, and even poetry. The book uses the theme of the Kentucky Mummy to structure the broader story of the public and American antiquities, a tour that leads through rural museums, mound excavations, lecture tours, shady deals, and ultimately into the famous attic of the Smithsonian Institution. Ultimately, Relic Hunters is a story of the American landscape, and of the role of archaeology in shaping that place. Derived from letters, memoranda, and reports found in more than a dozen archives, this is a unique account of a critical encounter that shaped local and national identity in ways that are only now being explored.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192508423
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Relic Hunters is a study of the complex relationship between the people of 19th century America with the material antiquities of North America's indigenous past. As scholars struggled to explain their existence, farmers in Ohio were plowing up arrowheads, building their houses atop burial mounds, and developing their own ideas about antiquity. They experienced the new country as a "place with history" reflected in material traces that became important touch points for scientific knowledge, but for American cultural identity as well. Relic Hunters traces the encounter with American antiquities from 1812 to 1879. This encompasses the period when archaeology took root in the United States: it also spans the "deep settlement" of the Midwest and sectional strife both before and after the Civil War. At the center of the story is the first iconic find of American archaeology, known as "the Kentucky Mummy." Discovered deep in a cavern, this dessicated burial became the subject of scholarly competition, traveling exhibitions, and even poetry. The book uses the theme of the Kentucky Mummy to structure the broader story of the public and American antiquities, a tour that leads through rural museums, mound excavations, lecture tours, shady deals, and ultimately into the famous attic of the Smithsonian Institution. Ultimately, Relic Hunters is a story of the American landscape, and of the role of archaeology in shaping that place. Derived from letters, memoranda, and reports found in more than a dozen archives, this is a unique account of a critical encounter that shaped local and national identity in ways that are only now being explored.
Bibliotheca Americana, 1883
Author: Robert Clarke & Co
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Bibliotheca Americana, 1893
Author: Clarke, firm, booksellers, Cincinnati
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description