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Autore |
Zeilinga de Boer Jelle |
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Titolo |
New Haven's sentinels [[electronic resource] ] : the art and science of East Rock and West Rock / / Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and John Wareham |
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Middletown, Connecticut, : Wesleyan University Press, 2013 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Geology - Connecticut - New Haven Region |
Geology - Connecticut |
Landscape painting, American - 19th century |
New Haven (Conn.) Region In art |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A Driftless Connecticut Series Book." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-149). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; New Haven's Sentinels; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Landscape Painting in the Nineteenth Century; Nineteenth-Century Views of New Haven and Its Sentinels; Gallery One, Views of New Haven from the Rocks; 2. Topography and Geology of the New Haven Area; 3. Silliman's Conundrum: The Role of Basalt in the Geological Controversy between Neptunists and Plutonists; 4. Tectonic Setting of New Haven's Rocks; The Geology of West Rock, East Rock, Pine Rock and Mill Rock; West Rock; Gallery Two, West Rock Paintings; East Rock |
Gallery Three, East Rock PaintingsPine Rock and Mill Rock; 5. The Judges Cave on West Rock; Gallery Four, Judges Cave Paintings; 6. Thomas Cole's Landmark in His Course of Empire Paintings; Appendix One: Minerals and Metals Associated with Connecticut Basalts; Appendix Two: Further Notes on the Artists and Their Art; Bibliography; Webliography; Geologic Glossary; Acknowledgments |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The innovations in art and geology inspired by two classic Connecticut landmarks |
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