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The University : A History in Stone, Silk, and Blood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whyte, William.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- College buildings.
- Material culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (449 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Harvard University Press, 2026.
- Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- A sweeping history of the buildings and materials that have shaped nine centuries of university life, from parchments and silk robes to glass atriums and sprawling parking lots.We often idealize the university as a sanctuary for disinterested reason, where material concerns are set aside in favor of higher principles.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Straw
- 2. Stone
- 3. Flesh
- 4. Blood
- 5. Silk
- 6. Paper
- 7. Iron
- 8. Concrete
- Epilogue: A Virtual Future?
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Illustration Credits
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9780674305441
- 9780674305458
- OCLC:
- 1587895792
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