A Home of the Humanities

A Home of the Humanities
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 0884023656
ISBN-13 : 9780884023654
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Book Synopsis A Home of the Humanities by : James N. Carder

Download or read book A Home of the Humanities written by James N. Carder and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss were consummate collectors and patrons. The illustrated essays in this volume reveal how the Blisses' wide-ranging interests in art, music, gardens, architecture, and interior design resulted in the creation of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection--what they came to call their "home of the humanities."


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