The Fourth-Dimensional Reaches of the Exposition: San Francisco, 1915
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The collection presents essays and reflections applying fourth-dimensional theory to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, pairing theoretical discussion with architectural and artistic observations. It opens with a poetic meditation and a medieval legend, then surveys the general status of fourth-dimensional ideas before examining how exhibition buildings, courts, and decorative designs embody higher-dimensional perspectives. Accompanying etchings and design plates illustrate the concepts, and a bibliography lists books and poems with fourth-dimensional insight. The tone blends speculative philosophy, aesthetic criticism, and descriptive reportage to suggest how altered spatial and temporal perceptions reshape the experience of monumental public displays.
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