Art and Technics

170 Pages·2000·6.755 MB·English

by  Lewis Mumford, Casey Nelson Blake

A rt a n d Technics
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Art and t e c h n i c s
L E W I S MUMF ORD
N E W Y O R K 1 9 5 2
C O L U M B IA U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S
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B A L D W IN -W A L LA C E C O L L E G E
BEREA, OHIO
1952
COPYRIGH T CO LUM BIA U N IVERSITY PRESS, N EW YORK
M ANUFACTURED IN TH E U N ITED STA TES O F A M ERICA
the inevitable omission of spontaneous in­
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terpolations, these lectures now come forth in the form
they were originally delivered. They were written for
the speaking voice, and though this form would prove
trying, no doubt, in a lengthier discourse, it seemed to
me that in such brief compass as this book, the lectures
would lose more than they would gain by being put
into the more incisive style of written prose. I have
made some slight omissions and amplifications in the
lecture on architecture; but these cause no change of
meaning. To those who were present at the lectures, I
take this occasion to give my thanks once more for their
cheerful patience and responsive participation.
L. M .

Contents
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ART AND TH E SYM BO L
33
TH E TOOL AND TH E O BJECT
59
FRO M HANDICRAFT TO MACHINE ART
85
STANDARDIZATION, REPRODUCTION, AND CHOICE
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SYM BOL AND FUNCTION IN ARCHITECTURE
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ART, TECHNICS, AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION
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