Author: Sarah Brandes Madry
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059530057X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Well Worth a Shindy tells the story of the Old Well, beloved symbol of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the United States' first public university. The Old Well is a Greco-Roman garden temple built in 1897 over an old water well on the campus. The facts concerning the Old Well's beginnings serve to introduce an historical study of the round temple from Mycenaean tholos tombs and treasuries to eighteenth-century English garden follies. The reasons that the Old Well was built, according to its commissioner, Edwin Alderman, the sixth president of the University of North Carolina, are repetitious of those that directed such as Alexander the Great, Augustus Caesar, and Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to build round temples to be symbols of their territorial and dynastic desires. The mythological, philosophical, and artistic conventions that Alderman and the designer of the Old Well, Eugene Lewis Harris, used to construct the temple were not new but were ancient guides filtered through Medieval and Renaissance prisms. A catalog of over 100 round structures in 14 countries is provided.
Well Worth a Shindy
Author: Sarah Brandes Madry
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059530057X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Well Worth a Shindy tells the story of the Old Well, beloved symbol of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the United States' first public university. The Old Well is a Greco-Roman garden temple built in 1897 over an old water well on the campus. The facts concerning the Old Well's beginnings serve to introduce an historical study of the round temple from Mycenaean tholos tombs and treasuries to eighteenth-century English garden follies. The reasons that the Old Well was built, according to its commissioner, Edwin Alderman, the sixth president of the University of North Carolina, are repetitious of those that directed such as Alexander the Great, Augustus Caesar, and Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to build round temples to be symbols of their territorial and dynastic desires. The mythological, philosophical, and artistic conventions that Alderman and the designer of the Old Well, Eugene Lewis Harris, used to construct the temple were not new but were ancient guides filtered through Medieval and Renaissance prisms. A catalog of over 100 round structures in 14 countries is provided.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059530057X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Well Worth a Shindy tells the story of the Old Well, beloved symbol of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the United States' first public university. The Old Well is a Greco-Roman garden temple built in 1897 over an old water well on the campus. The facts concerning the Old Well's beginnings serve to introduce an historical study of the round temple from Mycenaean tholos tombs and treasuries to eighteenth-century English garden follies. The reasons that the Old Well was built, according to its commissioner, Edwin Alderman, the sixth president of the University of North Carolina, are repetitious of those that directed such as Alexander the Great, Augustus Caesar, and Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to build round temples to be symbols of their territorial and dynastic desires. The mythological, philosophical, and artistic conventions that Alderman and the designer of the Old Well, Eugene Lewis Harris, used to construct the temple were not new but were ancient guides filtered through Medieval and Renaissance prisms. A catalog of over 100 round structures in 14 countries is provided.
The Dublin University Magazine
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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University Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 834
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Pages : 834
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A Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
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Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
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Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
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The Debtor
Author: Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
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Languages : en
Pages : 600
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The tale of a good man whose life and soul are destroyed by mounting debt.
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Pages : 600
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The tale of a good man whose life and soul are destroyed by mounting debt.
UNC A to Z
Author: Nicholas Graham
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469655845
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Covering everything from the Old Well to the Speaker Ban and more, UNC A to Z is a concise, easy-to-read introduction to the nation's first public university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Perfect for new students getting to know the campus or alumni who want to learn more about their alma mater, this richly illustrated reference contains more than 350 entries packed with fascinating facts, interesting stories, and little-known histories of the people, places, and events that have shaped the Carolina we know today. With histories of campus buildings like Old East, gathering places like the Pit, and the many student traditions like the Cardboard Club, the Cake Race, and High Noon, UNC A to Z is the book every Tar Heel will want to keep close at hand.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469655845
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Covering everything from the Old Well to the Speaker Ban and more, UNC A to Z is a concise, easy-to-read introduction to the nation's first public university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Perfect for new students getting to know the campus or alumni who want to learn more about their alma mater, this richly illustrated reference contains more than 350 entries packed with fascinating facts, interesting stories, and little-known histories of the people, places, and events that have shaped the Carolina we know today. With histories of campus buildings like Old East, gathering places like the Pit, and the many student traditions like the Cardboard Club, the Cake Race, and High Noon, UNC A to Z is the book every Tar Heel will want to keep close at hand.
Irish pleasantry and fun: tales by Carleton and other writers
Author: Irish pleasantry
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Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Pages : 424
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The Haileybury observer
Author: East India college
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Pages : 368
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Doctor Kilgannon
Author: Seumas MacManus
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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The Cairngorm Club Journal
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Category : Mountaineering
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Category : Mountaineering
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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