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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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The Art Gallery
Author: History of the City of New York: History of the city of New York : externals of modern New York
Author: Martha Joanna LambPublisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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History of the City of New York: Its Origin, Rise, and Progress-Vol. 3
Author: Martha LambPublisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1596052856
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 581
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The social life of New York at this period was invested with a peculiar charm. Wealth and refinement, money-making and good-breeding, were blended as never before. -from Chapter XLVI: The Final Struggle From the exuberance of post-Revolutionary Manhattan to the great debate over incorporating the independent municipality of Brooklyn into the City of New York, this final volume of an extraordinary three-volume history of New York remains an informative and entertaining resource today. Volume 3 relates tales of social elegance and bustling commerce, of the founding of Alexander Hamilton's newspaper and Broadway theaters, of grand civic projects of park creation and library building... of the modern foundations of one of the planet's most influential cities. Numerous captivating illustrations depict: .Fifth Avenue at Madison Square .bird's eye view looking south from General Grant's tomb .police parade .Cathedral of St. John the Divine .the Plaza Hotel and Metropolitan Club .bridge at Canal Street in 1800 .Washington Arch .and dozens more. Originally published from 1877 to 1881, this is a delight to browse-for history buffs and lovers of the grand metropolis alike. Also available from Cosimo Classics: Martha J. Lamb's Wall Street in History. American historian MARTHA J. LAMB (d. circa 1892) was a prolific author, publishing children's books, novels, short stories, and magazine articles, as well as serving as editor of the Magazine of American History. Active in charitable organizations, she founded Chicago's Home for Friendless and Half-Orphan Asylum, and was secretary of the city's first Sanitary Fair in 1863. MRS. BURTON HARRISON, ne Constance Cary (1843-1920), was the wife of BurtonNovell Harrison, personal secretary to Jefferson Davis. Recollections Grave and Gay (1911), her autobiography, relates her childhood in pre-Civil War Virginia and her experience as a young adult there during the war.
History of the City of New York
Author: Martha Joanna LambPublisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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The Connoisseur
Author: The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs
Author: Country Life Illustrated
Author: Understanding International Art Markets and Management
Author: Iain RobertsonPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415339575
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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"Understanding International Art Markets and Management focuses on the visual art market--sculpture, paintings, drawings, prints--and examines the major transitions that have affected this market." -- t.p. verso.
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences
Author: John D. McDonaldPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000031543
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 5538
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The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, comprising of seven volumes, now in its fourth edition, compiles the contributions of major researchers and practitioners and explores the cultural institutions of more than 30 countries. This major reference presents over 550 entries extensively reviewed for accuracy in seven print volumes or online. The new fourth edition, which includes 55 new entires and 60 revised entries, continues to reflect the growing convergence among the disciplines that influence information and the cultural record, with coverage of the latest topics as well as classic articles of historical and theoretical importance.
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