About this title: This highly original work is about the spatial imagination as it has manifested itself in one of the most beautiful and historically important cities in the world. The subject is not the buildings, trees, and rivers of St. Petersburg, but the spaces between them: space as a conceptual interval, not as emptiness. Emptiness and space are not synonyms, the author argues. One way or another, space is formed and shaped into a structure that can be perceived, but emptiness has no distinct articulation or content. Interpreting the unique space of Petersburg since its founding in Russian and Soviet ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press, Palo Alto, CA
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780804727426ISBN:0804727422
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in very good condition (slight edgewear, no writing or highlighting inside). Dust jacket is in very good condition (slight edgewear), Dust jacket has been placed in a new protector. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780804727426ISBN:0804727422
Description: New in fine dust jacket. DJ has smidge wear AND repaired box cutter (? ) cut on spine*FOUND NO OTHER MARKS* 206 p. Contains: Illustrations, index, & bibliographical references. Audience: General/trade. Forward by translator. read more
Binding: orig. cloth
Publisher: Stanford University Press, Stanford [CA]
Date Published: (1997)
Description: Textual illustrations. Minor rubbing. Some spine fading. VG. 19x24cm, xxv, 206 pp., Translated by Sidney Monas. "This highly original work is about the spatial imagination as it has manifested itself in one of the most beautiful and historically important cities in the world. The subject is not the buildings, trees, and rivers of St. Petersburg, but the spaces between them: space as a conceptual interval, not as emptiness. Emptiness and space are not synonyms, the author argues. One way or ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780804727426ISBN:0804727422
Description: New. 0804727422. Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. Translation of "Sankt-Peterburg: Obrazy prostranstva". 236 pp. With 76 ills. 19 x 24 cm. read more
Description: Very Good Minus in Good Plus jacket. 71/2 x91/2. Highly original work about the spatial imagination as it has manifested in one of the most bautiful and historically important cities in the world. This book has slight edgewear. jacket is scuffed and has minor edgewear. blue/white RUSSIA. read more
Description: Good. 0804727422 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN-13:9780804727426ISBN:0804727422
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). This book’ s subject is not the buildings, trees, and rivers of one of the most beautiful and historically important cities of the world, but the spaces between them: space as a conceptual interval, not an emptiness. read more
Edition: Original Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press, Palo Alto
Date Published: 1997
Description: Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. Interpreting the unique space of Petersburg since its founding in Russian and Soviet art, this richly illustrated book analyzes the changes of "spatial conception" that were inwardly linked with the development of Russian culture and that manifested themselves in poetry and prose, in architecture and fashion, in interior design and painting. The author's sources are not only art and belles lettres, but travelers' accounts, fashion magazine, ... read more
Description: New. 0804727422 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press, California
Date Published: 1997
Description: With over 75 illustrations this book interprets the spatial imagination of St Petersburg, focussing on the spaces between the buildings, trees, and rivers this concept is then contextualized with excerpts from Russian poetry and prose and examples of interior design. Medium 8vo. 206pp. Very fine in like dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN-13:9780804727426ISBN:0804727422
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). This book’ s subject is not the buildings, trees, and rivers of one of the most beautiful and historically important cities of the world, but the spaces between them: space as a conceptual interval, not an emptiness. read more
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