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The sacred geometry of Washington, D.C. : the integrity and power of the original design / Nicholas R. Mann.
- Title
- The sacred geometry of Washington, D.C. : the integrity and power of the original design / Nicholas R. Mann.
- Author
- Mann, Nicholas R.
- Publication
- Sutton Mallet, England : Green Magic, c2006.
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| Text | Request in advance | NA9127.W2 M36 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 200 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- The author of "Reclaiming the Gods" and "The Isle of Avalon" now details the fascinating significance of the design of the U.S. Capital.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Novus Ordo Seclorum: America and the New Order of the Ages -- 1. L'Enfant Plan and Traditional Geometry -- 2. Creation of the Federal City -- 3. Power of Place in the Place of Power -- 4. Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant -- 5. Geometric Order of the Federal City -- 6. Golden Section -- 7. Triangle and Other Avenues -- 8. Washington after L'Enfant -- 9. Washington Monument -- 10. '... That harmony and combination of the different parts with the whole' -- 11. Avenues to the Stars -- 12. References.
- ISBN
- 0954723074
- 9780954723071
- OCLC
- 73527660
- SCSB-11959282
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library