Shaker Built The Form and Function of Shaker Architecture

Rocheleau, Paul Sprigg, June Larkin, David:

ISBN 10: 0500341362 / ISBN 13: 9780500341360

Edité par London Thames and Hudson, 1994

A propos de cet article

Hardcover book, first edition in dustjacket. 272 pages with many colour illustrations. A superb book on the Shaker style of architecture in Meeting houses, homes, workshops and Barns throughout America. A near Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket. Foxing spots along top closed page block. No inscriptions. Pictures available.

N° de réf. du vendeur 39333

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Shaker Built The Form and Function of Shaker Architecture
• Éditeur: London Thames and Hudson
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0500341362
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780500341360
• Reliure: Fine
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

This is a visual record of the Shaker's unique architectural style, and a historical tour of Shaker villages and buildings from Maine to as far west as Ohio. It sets out to provide evidence of who the Shakers were, how they lived and how they designed their communities, buildings and interiors. Whenever possible, they sought to remove extraneous furniture and fittings from their lives and concetrated on positioning and planning their structures with a simple and functional beauty. This simplicity, the use of highly accomplished carpentry and masonry, and a rigorous attention to detail, are the hall-marks of the Shaker-built environment.

Présentation de l'éditeur

From the twin spiraling staircase of the Trustees Office at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, to the round stone barn at Hancock, Massachusetts, the simple magnificence of Shaker buildings has never been better captured. Sprigg's poetic text provides insight into the Shaker way of life that lets you know Shaker hands touched more than just buildings. Shaker Built presents the architectural legacy of the Shakers, featuring their simple and functional designs for villages, buildings, and interiors. Shown are communities at Hancock and Harvard, Massachusetts; Mount Lebanon, New York; Pleasant Hill and South Union, Kentucky; Sabbathday Lake, Maine; and Canterbury, New Hampshire. Beautiful color photography provides the opportunity to visit these sublime places and to examine closely the color, feeling, and texture of what the Shakers built. Both authors have a special sensitivity to Shaker places and things, which they bring to Shaker Built.