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Modernism and the Mediterranean : the Maeght Foundation / Jan K. Birksted.
Fine Arts Library N2165.7 .B57 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Birksted, Jan, 1946-
- Series:
- Histories of vision
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sert, José Luis, 1902-1983--Criticism and interpretation.
- Sert, José Luis.
- Sert, José Luis, 1902-1983.
- Fondation Maeght--Buildings.
- Fondation Maeght.
- Space (Architecture)--France--Saint-Paul (Alpes-Maritimes).
- Space (Architecture).
- Natural landscaping.
- Vernacular architecture.
- Buildings.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- France--Saint-Paul (Alpes-Maritimes).
- Vernacular architecture--Mediterranean Region--Influence.
- Natural landscaping--Influence.
- Buildings--France--Saint-Paul (Alpes-Maritimes).
- Mediterranean Region.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2004]
- Contents:
- Introduction: The commission 1
- 1 'A moment of euphoria' 3
- Section I The Labyrinth 35
- 2 The Labyrinth 37
- 3 Knossos 53
- Section II The Mediterranean 71
- 4 The Mediterranean 73
- 5 Narratives 93
- Section III The pools 113
- 6 The pools 115
- 7 Reflections 129
- Conclusion: The aftermath 145
- 8 1974 147
- Academic envoi: Spatial temporality 151.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-202) and index.
- ISBN:
- 075460179X
- OCLC:
- 52547918
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