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100 _aOLSEN, DONALD J.
245 1 4 _aThe City as a work arts :
_bLondon - Paris - Vienna.
260 1 0 _a
_bYale university Press
_c1986
300 1 0 _a341 p.
_bCouv. Ill. en coulIll. en coul et noir et blanc, photos, fig.
_c22 x 28 cm
_e
520 1 0 _aA marvellous book, which brilliantly relates the form and functions of these three great cities to the political cultures and social values which moulded and created them. written with wit , warmth, and wisdom, it is not only a stylish celebration of city life, but also a superb piece of urban history by one of its foremost practitioners at the very top of his form.An immensely valuable book for students of history in general, or of urban development or archiecture in particulier.Art history at its best : elegant generalizations about the dominant styles of three old European capitals wihich for years have been firing the imaginations of Americans.
_b
653 _aCity , urban history, cultures, Art, Architecture.
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