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The visual dictionary of American domestic architecture

The visual dictionary of American domestic architecture

Carley, Rachel, author.
Book 1994

"Have you ever wondered how a tipi is constructed, how double-hung windows work, or how a Colonial mason laid up a brick wall? An indispensable resource for students, design professionals, and anyone who would simply like to know more about the buildings around them, The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture has all the answers. Here at last is a reference book that not only explores the many styles of American housing, much as a fi...

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ISBN:
9780805026467
0805026460
Description:
272 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes:
"A Roundtable Press book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-265) and index
Contents:
Native American dwellings
Continental influences
Early English colonial
The Georgian era
Neoclassical styles --Folk and frontier houses
The Victorian era
Classicism and revivals
New American visions
Early Modernism
Postwar era
Contemporary trends
LCCN:
94020071
Control Number:
57069
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