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17th century, 18th century, BLDGBLOG, feral city, fortifications, Geoff@CCA, Geoff Manaugh, Giacomo Fusto Castriotto, Girolamo Maggi, traités, treatises, ville sauvage, XVIe siècle, XVIIe siècle
17th century, 18th century, BLDGBLOG, feral city, fortifications, Geoff@CCA, Geoff Manaugh, Giacomo Fusto Castriotto, Girolamo Maggi, traités, treatises, ville sauvage, XVIe siècle, XVIIe siècle
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22 June 2010
22 June 2010
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The terms contemplation, solitude, exile, leisure, rest, retreat, reverse, and solitude—and their antonyms action, court, world, worldliness and society—constitute a recurring chain of ideas in seventeenth-century fictional and biographical literature. From Society to Solitude combines history, literature, and architecture, focusing on the theme of the retreat and its(...)
The terms contemplation, solitude, exile, leisure, rest, retreat, reverse, and solitude—and their antonyms action, court, world, worldliness and society—constitute a recurring chain of ideas in seventeenth-century fictional and biographical literature. From Society to Solitude combines history, literature, and architecture, focusing on the theme of the retreat and its(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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12 October 1994 to 15 January 1995
12 October 1994 to 15 January 1995
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From Society to Solitude: Public and Private Space in Seventeenth-Century France
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The terms contemplation, solitude, exile, leisure, rest, retreat, reverse, and solitude—and their antonyms action, court, world, worldliness and society—constitute a recurring chain of ideas in seventeenth-century fictional and biographical literature. From Society to Solitude combines history, literature, and architecture, focusing on the theme of the retreat and its(...)
From Society to Solitude: Public and Private Space in Seventeenth-Century France
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The terms contemplation, solitude, exile, leisure, rest, retreat, reverse, and solitude—and their antonyms action, court, world, worldliness and society—constitute a recurring chain of ideas in seventeenth-century fictional and biographical literature. From Society to Solitude combines history, literature, and architecture, focusing on the theme of the retreat and its(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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12 October 1994 to
15 January 1995
12 October 1994 to
15 January 1995
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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exhibitions
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The exhibition presents three aspects of the villas described by the Roman writer, Pliny the Younger, in the first century AD: their direct historical influence on architecture, the indirect influence they have exerted on architects as a model for study, and their impact on the classical tradition in the city of Montreal. The Villas of Pliny and Classical Architecture(...)
The exhibition presents three aspects of the villas described by the Roman writer, Pliny the Younger, in the first century AD: their direct historical influence on architecture, the indirect influence they have exerted on architects as a model for study, and their impact on the classical tradition in the city of Montreal. The Villas of Pliny and Classical Architecture(...)
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Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
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14 October 1983 to 11 December 1983
14 October 1983 to 11 December 1983
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The Villas of Pliny and Classical Architecture in Montréal
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The exhibition presents three aspects of the villas described by the Roman writer, Pliny the Younger, in the first century AD: their direct historical influence on architecture, the indirect influence they have exerted on architects as a model for study, and their impact on the classical tradition in the city of Montreal. The Villas of Pliny and Classical Architecture(...)
The Villas of Pliny and Classical Architecture in Montréal
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The exhibition presents three aspects of the villas described by the Roman writer, Pliny the Younger, in the first century AD: their direct historical influence on architecture, the indirect influence they have exerted on architects as a model for study, and their impact on the classical tradition in the city of Montreal. The Villas of Pliny and Classical Architecture(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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14 October 1983 to
11 December 1983
14 October 1983 to
11 December 1983
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Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Learning Architecture
Learning Architecture
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As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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5 July 1994 to 2 October 1994
5 July 1994 to 2 October 1994
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Learning Architecture
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As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
Learning Architecture
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As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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5 July 1994 to
2 October 1994
5 July 1994 to
2 October 1994
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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events
events
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Speed Reading
Speed Reading
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An afternoon reading marathon in which 20-25 people walk, jog, or run on a treadmill while reading aloud a text addressing the notion of speed. Reader-runners will share their preferred fast or slow manifesto, philosophical treatise, timetable, literary excerpt, slow-food recipe, biological notation, or space-time continuum in readings of 1 second to 4 minutes. Speed(...)
An afternoon reading marathon in which 20-25 people walk, jog, or run on a treadmill while reading aloud a text addressing the notion of speed. Reader-runners will share their preferred fast or slow manifesto, philosophical treatise, timetable, literary excerpt, slow-food recipe, biological notation, or space-time continuum in readings of 1 second to 4 minutes. Speed(...)
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CCA Bookstore and galleries
CCA Bookstore and galleries
Date:
20 September 2009
20 September 2009
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Speed Reading
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An afternoon reading marathon in which 20-25 people walk, jog, or run on a treadmill while reading aloud a text addressing the notion of speed. Reader-runners will share their preferred fast or slow manifesto, philosophical treatise, timetable, literary excerpt, slow-food recipe, biological notation, or space-time continuum in readings of 1 second to 4 minutes. Speed(...)
Speed Reading
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An afternoon reading marathon in which 20-25 people walk, jog, or run on a treadmill while reading aloud a text addressing the notion of speed. Reader-runners will share their preferred fast or slow manifesto, philosophical treatise, timetable, literary excerpt, slow-food recipe, biological notation, or space-time continuum in readings of 1 second to 4 minutes. Speed(...)
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20 September 2009
20 September 2009
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CCA Bookstore and galleries
CCA Bookstore and galleries
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books
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xiv, 164 pages, plates : illustrations ; 31 cm
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xiv, 164 pages, plates : illustrations ; 31 cm
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[London] : [E. Arnold], [1898]
[London] : [E. Arnold], [1898]
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The treatises of Benevenuto Cellini on goldsmithing and sculpture.
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xiv, 164 pages, plates : illustrations ; 31 cm
The treatises of Benevenuto Cellini on goldsmithing and sculpture.
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xiv, 164 pages, plates : illustrations ; 31 cm
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books
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[London] : [E. Arnold], [1898]
[London] : [E. Arnold], [1898]
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Word and image in architectural treatises of the Italian Renaissance / Margaret Muther D'Evelyn.
Word and image in architectural treatises of the Italian Renaissance / Margaret Muther D'Evelyn.
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4 v. (xxv, 840 leaves)
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4 v. (xxv, 840 leaves)
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1994.
1994.
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Word and image in architectural treatises of the Italian Renaissance / Margaret Muther D'Evelyn.
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4 v. (xxv, 840 leaves)
Word and image in architectural treatises of the Italian Renaissance / Margaret Muther D'Evelyn.
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4 v. (xxv, 840 leaves)
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1994.
1994.
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ix, [5], 380 pages : charts ; 23 cm.
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ix, [5], 380 pages : charts ; 23 cm.
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Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks, Research Library and Collection, 1985.
Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks, Research Library and Collection, 1985.
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Three Byzantine military treatises / text, translation, and notes by George T. Dennis.
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ix, [5], 380 pages : charts ; 23 cm.
Three Byzantine military treatises / text, translation, and notes by George T. Dennis.
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ix, [5], 380 pages : charts ; 23 cm.
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Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks, Research Library and Collection, 1985.
Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks, Research Library and Collection, 1985.
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[8], 232 pages, [86] plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 28 cm
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[8], 232 pages, [86] plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 28 cm
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London : Thomas Kelly, 1852.
London : Thomas Kelly, 1852.
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Practical masonry, bricklaying, and plastering, both plain and ornamental ... including also pracitcal treatises on slating, plumbing, glazing &c. / [Peter Nicholson].
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[8], 232 pages, [86] plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 28 cm
Practical masonry, bricklaying, and plastering, both plain and ornamental ... including also pracitcal treatises on slating, plumbing, glazing &c. / [Peter Nicholson].
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[8], 232 pages, [86] plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 28 cm
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London : Thomas Kelly, 1852.
London : Thomas Kelly, 1852.
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157 pages, 36 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm
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157 pages, 36 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm
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New York : D. Appleton, 1852.
New York : D. Appleton, 1852.
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Treatises on architecture, building, masonry, joinery and carpentry / by William Hosking, Thomas Tredgold and Thomas Young.
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157 pages, 36 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm
Treatises on architecture, building, masonry, joinery and carpentry / by William Hosking, Thomas Tredgold and Thomas Young.
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157 pages, 36 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm
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New York : D. Appleton, 1852.
New York : D. Appleton, 1852.
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