Bibliograph

Prodigy houses of Virginia, architecture and the native elite, Barbara Burlison Mooney

Type

Label

Prodigy houses of Virginia, architecture and the native elite, Barbara Burlison Mooney

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-349) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Prodigy houses of Virginia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

138340482

Responsibility statement

Barbara Burlison Mooney

Sub title

architecture and the native elite

Table Of Contents

Introduction : "An art which shews so much" -- Defining the prodigy house : architectural aesthetics and the colonial dialect -- "Blind stupid fortune" : profiling the architectural patron -- "Reason reascends her throne" : the impact of dowry -- "Each rascal will be a director" : architectural patrons and the building process -- Learning to become "good mechanics in building" -- Epistemologies of female space : early Tidewater mansions -- Political power and the limits of genteel architecture

Target audience

adult

Classification