Houses: An Architectural Guide - Couverture rigide

O'Brien, Charles

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300215541 ISBN 13 : 9780300215540

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2016

Synopsis

'The beauty of a book like this not just that it educates and enlightens: it also makes every walk down a street or drive through the countryside that much more interesting. It focuses our gaze on surroundings we might otherwise take for granted.'--Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph.
An enthusiast's guide to exploring historic houses of England, this informative book also enables readers to discover more about the history of their own houses. Users can learn to interpret domestic architecture, identify period styles, uncover the origins of a building, and understand why rooms are arranged in particular sequences, why window and chimney designs change through history, or why staircases are presented in a certain fashion. Color photography and informative line drawings illustrate the explanations and provide a rich visual history of domestic architecture from the earliest surviving dwellings to the most avant-garde developments.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Charles O'Brien is joint series editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300215541
• ISBN 13: 9780300215540
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible