TY  - BOOK
AU  - Plummer,Henry
TI  - Stillness & light: the silent eloquence of Shaker architecture
SN  - 9780253353627
AV  - NA710 P59 2009
U1  - 720.88/2898 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Bloomington, IN : 
PB  - Indiana University Press
KW  - Shaker architecture
KW  - Local
KW  - Light in architecture
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Contents:	Preface --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction: Shaker light-building a state of grace --
1: Simplicity-Pristine Light --
Monotone mass --
Pure white cavity --
Framed whiteness --
Between wood & plaster --
Wooden cavern --
Order-Focused Light --
Mesmerizing window --
Incantation --
Concentric tonalities --
Double helix --
Twin skylights --
Flying staircase --
Tiered skylights --
3: Luminosity-Inner Light --
Maximum fenestration --
Interior shutters --
White Kentucky limestone --
White-painted stonework --
White on white --
Yellow light --
Lustrous wood --
Clasped light --
Attic dormer --
Cupola --
4: Equality-Shared Light --
Transom window --
Interior window --
Double window --
Enfilade of openings --
Lattice of light --
5: Time-Cyclic Light --
Shadow play on limestone --
Spectral colors --
Tree shadows --
Splashes of sun --
Coexisting time states --
Golden cast --
Revolving light & color --
Crossfire of sun I --
Crossfire of sun II --Light orchestration --
Bibliography
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