From Tavern to Courthouse: Architecture & Ritual in American Law, 1658-1860
(Part of the Creating the North American Landscape Series)
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During the formative years of the American republic, lawyers and architects, both eager to secure public affirmation of their professional status, worked together to create specialized, purpose-built courthouses to replace the informal judicial settings in which trials took place during the colonial era. In From Tavern to Courthouse, Martha J. McNamara addresses this fundamental redefinition of civic space in Massachusetts. Professional...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801873959
ISBN13:9780801873959
Release Date:August 2004
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:162 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"
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