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THE URBAN MANSION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY PARIS: TRADITION, INVENTION AND SPECTACLE By LINDA D. STEVENSON A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2011 1 © 2011 Linda D. Stevenson 2 To my family, friends and colleagues, with gratitude 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS One of the most rewarding parts of this research project was the opportunity to work with a talented group of mentors and advisors. I was very fortunate to have such a committee, composed of four individuals with a broad range of knowledge and insights. The committee was chaired by Roy Eugene Graham, FAIA, Beinecke-Reeves Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for World Heritage Research and Stewardship, University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning. Margaret Portillo, PhD. chairs the Department of Interior Design at the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Interior Design. Carol J. Murphy, PhD., Professor of French, is the Director of the France-Florida Research Institute and was honored with a Chevalier dans l’ordre de la Légion d’honneur. Susan Tate, AIA, LEED AP, is a Preservation Architect and Professor Emeritus, Department of Interior Design at the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning. I am most grateful for the guidance provided by each committee member. Professor Graham’s expertise in French classical architecture guided my understanding of the depth and influence of this tradition throughout the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, both in Europe and in the Americas.
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