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Genre/Form: | History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Douglas, Paul, 1940- Architecture, artifacts, and arts in the Harmony Society of George Rapp. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2008 (OCoLC)891484121 |
Named Person: | George Rapp |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul Douglas |
ISBN: | 9780773448773 0773448772 |
OCLC Number: | 276822566 |
Description: | xiii, 203 pages, 30 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Contents: | The Harmony Society : an historical survey -- The town planning of the Harmony Society -- Harmonist buildings -- Harmonist furniture -- Arts and artifacts -- The Harmony Society : reflections on the material culture. |
Responsibility: | Paul Douglas ; with a foreword by Donald Pitzer. |
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"[This work] puts the Harmony Society story in the context of cultural and communal history. It gives readers a graphic, illustrated description of the architectural styles and features that influenced Harmonist leaders. It also provides a comparative analysis with the material culture of other major historic communal groups." - Prof. Donald Pitzer University of Southern Indiana" Read more...
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