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Index
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
2 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
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