The elements of style : an encyclopedia of domestic architectural detail / general editor, Stephen Calloway ; consultant editor, Elizabeth Cromley.
Contributor(s): Calloway, Stephen
| Cromley, Elizabeth C | Powers, Alan.
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. ; Buffalo, NY : Firefly Books, 2005Edition: New ed. / rev. and updated by Alan Powers.Description: 592 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9781554070794 (cloth) :; 1554070791 (cloth) :.Subject(s): Interior architecture | Architecture -- Details | Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain | Architecture, Domestic -- United StatesSummary: Designed primarily for those building or restoring a home, this very well-organized and detailed book (first published in 1997 and here reprinted) includes samples of doors, windows, walls, ceilings, floors, fireplaces, kitchens, staircases, casework, lighting, services and metalwork including extremely informative photo/line art illustrations. The periods under study start with the Tudor and Jacobean, Baroque, early and late Georgian, colonial, Regency, Federal and Empire, Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Beaux Arts, the Modern movements and an expanded section on the contemporary era. Glossaries are provided in both American and British vernacular. Annotation #169;2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 581-583) and index.
Designed primarily for those building or restoring a home, this very well-organized and detailed book (first published in 1997 and here reprinted) includes samples of doors, windows, walls, ceilings, floors, fireplaces, kitchens, staircases, casework, lighting, services and metalwork including extremely informative photo/line art illustrations. The periods under study start with the Tudor and Jacobean, Baroque, early and late Georgian, colonial, Regency, Federal and Empire, Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Beaux Arts, the Modern movements and an expanded section on the contemporary era. Glossaries are provided in both American and British vernacular. Annotation #169;2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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