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The Elements of Style : A Practical Encyclopedia
of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present
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Stephen
Calloway (Editor), Elizabeth
Cromley (Editor)
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Hardcover - 568 pages Revised
edition (April 1997)
Simon & Schuster;
ISBN: 0684835215 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.48 x 11.15 x 8.89
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Synopsis
Organized for instant update, this lavishly illustrated, authoritative
reference presents a comprehensive visual survey of the styles
that have had the greatest impact on American and British architectural
details over the past five centuries. 1,400+ photos, 400 in color.
3,000+ analytical line drawings & engravings.
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More than 3,000 analytical drawings and historic engravings are
included in this updated edition as well as 400 photographs in
color and over 1,000 in black and white. These extraordinary
images provide a systematic guide to the features appropriate
for every part of a building, from the major components such
as doors, windows, walls, floors, ceilings, and staircases to
the small but important embellishments such as moldings and door
hardware. At the heart of the book is a chronological treatment
of the primary styles and periods of architectural design during
the past 500 years. Each chapter begins with an illustrated essay,
then looks in turn at individual features, from doors and windows
to ironwork and woodwork. The usefulness of this book is further
enriched by the inclusion of permanent or semipermanent fixtures
such as lighting, kitchen stoves, and floor and wall coverings,
as well as strictly architectural details. A useful system of
quick reference, employing color-coded tabs keyed to each feature,
enables the reader to trace how particular features evolved over
time. And at the back of the book, separate chapters dealing
with vernacular architecture are followed by a glossary and a
fully updated directory of suppliers of authentic materials as
well as period and reproduction features. For this new edition,
a biographical directory of architects and architectural practices
has been added.
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iris_miller@dced.state.pa.us
from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 07/16/98
A fantastic archive of interior and exterior architecture!
Any architecture aficionado will be amazed by this book! Want
to know what a front door would have looked like in England in
1750? A stairway in Italy in 1530? Windows in Boston in 1910?
This book has it! The b/w and color diagrams are outstanding,
the text is interesting, and I consider this to be the best overall
book on architecture that I've ever seen.
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