β Scribed by Candida R. Moss
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Acknowledgments / ix
Introduction
The Missing Piece / 1
CHAPTER 1
Identity / 22
CHAPTER 2
Integrity / 41
CHAPTER 3
Functionality / 66
CHAPTER 4
Aesthetics / 89
Conclusion
Imagining Beauty and Remembering Ourselves / 114
List of Abbreviations / 123
Notes / 125
Index / 185
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