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Hearst Castle

2000-11 Architecture
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Release : 2000-11
Genre : Architecture
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Book Synopsis Hearst Castle by : Victoria Kastner

Download or read book Hearst Castle written by Victoria Kastner. This book was released on 2000-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated here are the Castle's Spanish ceilings and other architectural fragments, medieval tapestries, Renissance furniture, nineteenth-century sculpture, and wide-ranging examples of European decorative arts, including ceramics, metalworks, textiles, and more."--BOOK JACKET.

Hearst Castle

2005-08 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2005-08
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Synopsis Hearst Castle by : Barbara Knox

Download or read book Hearst Castle written by Barbara Knox. This book was released on 2005-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Randolph Hearst always loved castles. As a child he visited many of the great castles of Europe, and he dreamed of building his own some day. In Hearst Castle: An American Palace, young readers will meet this wealthy and powerful newspaperman, who built a media empire while realizing his dream to create his own castle high in the California hills. Students will learn how this mighty structure was built and furnished with priceless artwork, statuary, and antiques. Full-color photographs, maps, timeline, and a compelling narrative will inform as well as entertain students.

Hearst's San Simeon

2009-05 Architecture
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Release : 2009-05
Genre : Architecture
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Book Synopsis Hearst's San Simeon by : Victoria Kastner

Download or read book Hearst's San Simeon written by Victoria Kastner. This book was released on 2009-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A decadeslong collaboration between publisher William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan produced the formal terraces, swimming pools, and plants and sculptures that occupy the 120 acres of gardens and 450 square miles of coastland of San Simeon, now a California State Park. Their extensive correspondence reveals a captivating working relationship with shared concerns over every aspect of the enormous project. Hearst Castle historian Kastner's (Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House) biography of a man and of an estate is also a social study of the periodthe famous and infamous Hollywood figures who peopled the house and its grounds, the lavish lifestyle, and the mythical tales about its owner. The superb photos by Garagliano, photographer at San Simeon since 1994, capture some of the elegant views, the vast array of buildings, and the myriad details. This work of visual delight should whet the appetite for a visit to the real thing.Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lib., New York Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Hearst Castle, San Simeon

1984 Art
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Release : 1984
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Hearst Castle, San Simeon by : Thomas Aidala

Download or read book Hearst Castle, San Simeon written by Thomas Aidala. This book was released on 1984. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Faces of Hearst Castle

2007 Art
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Release : 2007
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Faces of Hearst Castle by : Jana Seely

Download or read book Faces of Hearst Castle written by Jana Seely. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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