Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clocks and watches
Languages : en
Pages : 1164
Book Description
The Jewelers' Circular
Annual Report
Author: Boston Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Chronology of the library 1841-1901: 50th report, 1901/02.
The Connoisseur
Author: The Subject Index to Periodicals
Author: Temples of Grace
Author: Gretchen Townsend BuggelnPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584653226
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Following the American Revolution, the majority of Connecticut's religious societies tore down their boxy eighteenth-century meetinghouses and replaced them with something totally different: spired churches with an elaborate entrance portico on one of the shorter facades. These new buildings signaled a change in how these Christians conceptualized worship space, and in their fundamental understanding of the relationship between the spiritual and material aspects of their lives. Because these new churches evoked a much-beloved myth of tightly-bound communities sharing democratic values and faith in God, they have often been romanticized as emblems of a bygone era of pastoral serenity. Yet, New England of the early nineteenth century--and its religious life in particular--was anything but tranquil. Revivalism, evangelicalism, and religious pluralism meshed with social, economic, and political dislocation to create a volatile period in which Christianity's place was uncertain. This study argues that religious belief and practice, altered in substance and even more so in style by evangelicalism, revival, and a pervasive culture of sensibility, called for new notions of worship. These new buildings helped individuals and congregations regain their equilibrium and developed their spiritual sensibilities and sense of community. They also soothed republican concerns about the need for a religious populace and were important signs of civility and refinement. As the most striking buildings in many Connecticut towns, these churches tell us what citizens of the early republic thought was important, and what they wanted visitors to find remarkable in a distinctive American landscape.
Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Collected Books
Author: Allen AhearnPublisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1883060141
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
An introduction to and advice on book collecting with a glossary of terms and tips on how to identify first editions and estimated values for over 20,000 collectible books published in English (including translations) over the last three centuries-about half are literary titles in the broadest sense (novels, poetry, plays, mysteries, science fiction, and children's books); and the other half are non-fiction (Americana, travel and exploration, finance, cookbooks, color plate, medicine, science, photography, Mormonism, sports, et al).
Early American Silver in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Wees, Beth CarverPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588394913
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Nothing provided
Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Museum
Author: Philadelphia Museum of ArtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Some vols. include the museum's Annual report.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin
Author: Philadelphia Museum of ArtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Some vols. include the museum's Annual report.