The Abrams guide to American house styles
This compact, easily accessible guide, the only book of its kind with all color photography, makes the identification of house styles a breeze. Each style is described by a Pulitzer Prize-nominated architectural historian, in a short historical summary, alongside a list of its distinguishing feature...
| Main Author: | Morgan, William, 1944- |
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| Other Authors: | Kurzaj, Radek, 1976-, Pratt, Ned, 1964-, Olsen, Richard E. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Abrams,
2008.
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| Edition: | Flexibind ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Colonial
- Georgian. Overview ; Early Georgian ; Middle Georgian ; Late Georgian
- Greek revival
- Gothic revival
- Italianate
- Second empire
- Victorian. Overview ; Stick style ; Queen Anne ; Richardsonian ; Shingle style
- Classical revivals. Overview ; Beaux-arts ; Georgian revival
- Craftsman style
- Prairie style
- Period styles
- Modern. Overview ; American deco ; International style ; Modern
- Post-modern
- Deconstructivism
- Curiosities
- House styles now
- Glossary.