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The definitive guide to Salem‿s architecture, now available in a new edition.   Salem, Massachusetts is home to one of the largest extant collections of historical architecture in the entire nation. In this long-awaited new edition, noted architectural historian Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., presents an illustrated guide and walking tour covering more than three centuries of building styles and types. The book discusses over 350 buildings and complex...

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Excerpt from Lecture on Health, and the Proper Food for ManAnimals that divide the hoof and chew the cud, how permitted to be eaten Animal and vegetable food compared, by Dr. Parish.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct t...

Excerpt from The Tigerama, 1941Hail to our royalty! In our midst we have two junior college girls who have been honor ed by being chosen as The One. In two separate and entirely different ceremonies, both of these girls were acclaimed as the most popular candidates out of several others.Miss Bonnie Jean Smith, chosen by popular approval of a large audience, was crowned Arkansas City's candidate for queen of the American Royal Live Stock and Ho...

Excerpt from The Tigerama, 1941Hail to our royalty! In our midst we have two junior college girls who have been honor ed by being chosen as The One. In two separate and entirely different ceremonies, both of these girls were acclaimed as the most popular candidates out of several others.Miss Bonnie Jean Smith, chosen by popular approval of a large audience, was crowned Arkansas City's candidate for queen of the American Royal Live Stock and Ho...

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This book describes tests performed on model adobe buildings used to evaluate seismic damage mitigation techniques applicable to the retrofitting of historic and culturally significant adobe structures. Part of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project (GSAP), the three-year program outlined in thisvolume was designed to develop and test minimally invasive, inexpensive, and easily implemented methods of protecting such structures from severe earthquake ...

A companion volume to Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adobe Structures: Final Report of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project, this book offers guidance for planners, architects, and engineers in the retrofitting of historic and culturally significant adobe structures. The text consists of a"Planning Guide, " which outlines the fundamental conservation principles and preparatory steps in the design of a plan, and an "Engineering Guide, " which des...

Features sixty-five iconic bronzes that display a range of subjects, from portrayals of the noble Indian to rough-and-tumble scenes of rowdy cowboys to tributes to the pioneers who settled the lands west of the Mississippi.

Shaping the West, " the sixth edition of "Western Passages, " focuses on sculpture--an often overlooked, neglected, and misunderstood form of artistic expression. Sculpture has too often taken a backseat to painting, and this is equally true for western American art. So why are these accomplished and celebrated artists and artworks not widely known to us today? This generously illustrated book aims to help rectify and explore that conundrum.

The 'holy experiment' of the Quakers involved political hegemony and economic wealth. Gradually the Quakers realized that they had become involved in the compromises fatal to the spiritual integrity of the Society of Friends itself. The political crisis of 1756 hastened this realization, and the Quaker merchants abandoned the outward plantations and turned again to the plantations within.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has long been renowned for its collection of American sculpture, in particular its world-famous American Neoclassical marbles. This volume contains eight papers presented at a symposium held at the Museum on October 26, 2001, upon the publication of American Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The contributors, who include art historians, museum professionals, and independent scholars, offer a fascinatin...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a distinguished and comprehensive collection of late nineteenth-century American sculpture, particularly strong in neoclassical and Beaux Arts works and acclaimed for its preeminent group of lifesize statues in marble and bronze. This is the first volume of a two-volume set that will record the museum's collection.The museum's holdings -- and the book -- accurately document the history of American sculpture a...

An illustrated popular guide to the Granite State's rich architectural heritage.