| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 156 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The Driftless Connecticut Series & Garnet Books |
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Driftless Connecticut Series & Garnet Books
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Landscape Painting in the Nineteenth Century. Nineteenth-Century Views of New Haven and Its Sentinels ; Gallery One, Views of New Haven from the Rocks -- Topography and Geology of the New Haven Area -- Silliman's Conundrum : The Role of Basalt in the Geological Controversy between Neptunists and Plutonists -- 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 Paintings ; Pine Rock and Mill Rock -- The Judges Cave on West Rock. Gallery Four, Judges Cave Paintings -- 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 |
| Summary |
This book details innovations in art and geology inspired by two classic Connecticut landmarks |
| Notes |
"A Driftless Connecticut Series Book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Geology -- Connecticut -- New Haven Region
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Geology -- Connecticut
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Landscape painting, American -- 19th century.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General.
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Geology
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Landscape painting, American
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| SUBJECT |
New Haven Region (Conn.) -- In art
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| Subject |
Connecticut
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Connecticut -- New Haven Region
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| Genre/Form |
Art
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wareham, John
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| LC no. |
2012043188 |
| ISBN |
9780819573759 |
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0819573752 |
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0819573744 |
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9780819573742 |
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