What style is it? (Building watchers series) - Couverture souple

Poppeliers, John C.; Chambers, S. Allen; Schwartz, Nancy B

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0891331166 ISBN 13 : 9780891331162

Editeur : Preservation Press, 1983

Synopsis

Description: 111 pages : illustrations ; 26 x 11 cm. Notes: "Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior." "Historic American Buildings Survey, National Trust for Historic Preservation" --Cover. Series Title: Building watchers series. Summary: Captioned photographs and a descriptive text identify architectural styles in America from the seventeenth century to the 1930s. Subjects: Architecture -- United States -- Themes, motives. Architecture -- Themes, motives. United States.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

When was it built?

Why does it look that way?

What style is it?

What Style Is It? provides a portable, easy–to–use guide to identifying American architecture on the road or in your own community.

This Revised Edition presents new photographs and line drawings, a concise, illustrated glossary, and accessible information on twenty–two major styles of American architecture from the past 300 years. Organized chronologically to put information at your fingertips, What Style Is It? presents succinct summaries of architectural styles, discusses their development and notable characteristics, and mentions where real–world examples can be found.

This essential guide is packed with more than 200 descriptive photographs and illustrations, accompanied by nontechnical explanations that help you quickly identify the most significant styles of architecture from Early Colonial, Federal, and Second Empire to Neoclassical, pre–Civil War Romanesque Revival, and late nineteenth– and early twentieth–century Rustic styles.

What Style Is It? is the definitive, concise guide to the captivating structures and history of American architecture.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Architectural style is defined as a definite type of architecture, distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament.
This revised edition of What Style Is It? includes new sections on Neoclassical, Romanesque and Rustic Styles. It also provides more examples of how pure styles vary by geographic region across the US.
∗ Includes sections on 25 of the most significant architectural styles including Early Colonial, Federal and Second Empire
∗ More than 200 photos and line drawings make this a visually rich resource. 30% of photos and drawings are new to this edition
∗ A glossary offers quick access to architectural terms
∗ Includes an added guide to using the Historical American Buildings Society online catalogue of more than 30,000 historic structures, giving access to more than 51,000 measured drawings, 156,000 photographs and more than 30,000 original historical reports

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Preservation Press
• Date d'édition: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0891331166
• ISBN 13: 9780891331162
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 1