Gervase Wheeler: A British Architect in America, 1847-1860 - Couverture rigide

Tribert, Renée; O’Gorman, James F.

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ISBN 10 : 0819571458 ISBN 13 : 9780819571458

Editeur : Wesleyan University Press, 2012

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Gervase Wheeler was an English-born architect who designed such important American works as the Henry Boody House in Brunswick, Maine; the Patrick Barry House in Rochester, New York; and the chapels at Bowdoin and Williams colleges. But he was perhaps best known as the author of two influential architecture books, Rural Homes (1851) and Homes for the People (1855). Yet Wheeler has remained a little known, enigmatic figure. Renée Tribert and James F. O'Gorman's study sheds new light on the course of Wheeler's career in the states, and brings crucial issues to the fore-the international movement of ideas, the development of the American architectural profession, the influence of architectural publications on popular taste, and social history as expressed in the changing nature of the American house. Wheeler's career is traced chronologically and geographically and the book is lavishly illustrated with over fifty images, including building plans and historical photographs.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wesleyan University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0819571458
• ISBN 13: 9780819571458
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 136