From Tavern to Courthouse: Architecture & Ritual in American Law, 1658-1860

by Martha J. McNamara

Book Overview

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"