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Readers Respond - Modern Manor Readers discuss the style of a contemporary house which seems centuries old. Links to resources.
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The Allure of Empire: Art in the Service of French Imperialism 1798-1836
TODD PORTERFIELD The Allure of Empire: Art in the Service of French Imperialism 1798-1836 Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998. 253 ......(Continue Reading) The charms of Charleston: with a resolute history and a passion for preservation, this harbor town is a photogenic time capsule of its colonial and antebellum
AS ONE OF THOSE PLACES THAT CAPTIVATES THE IMAGINATION, Charleston, South Carolina, works at protecting its signature scenery of grand homes fronted ......(Continue Reading)A taste for contemporary: a California couple spices up their 1929 Spanish colonial with a historically respectful remodeling that satisfies with a dash
Lauren White, a culinary coach, touts the robust tastes of heirloom vegetables to students gathered in her new "classroom," her 18x22 kitchen/dining ......(Continue Reading)Spanish colonial furniture of the West Indies
During the great age of discovery Christopher Columbus stopped at the island of Cuba on his first voyage to the new world in 1492 (see Pl. IV). His ship anchored on the island's northeastern coast,...(Continue Reading)Re-presenting Africa: commemorative postage stamps of the colonial exhibition of Paris
During the Exposition Coloniale Internationale of Paris in 1931, France issued six commemorative postage stamps. Several scholars have written about ......(Continue Reading)
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