Author: Edith Tunis SalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Interiors of Virginia Houses of Colonial Times
Author: Edith Tunis SalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Houses from Books
Author: Daniel D. ReiffPublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271044194
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Many homes across America have designs based on plans taken from pattern books or mail-order catalogs. In Houses from Books, Daniel D. Reiff traces the history of published plans and offers the first comprehensive survey of their influence on the structure and the style of American houses from 1738 to 1950. Houses from Books shows that architectural publications, from Palladio&’s I Quattro Libri to Aladdin's Readi-Cut Homes, played a decisive role in every aspect of American domestic building. Reiff discusses the people and the firms who produced the books as well as the ways in which builders and architects adapted the designs in communities throughout the country. His book also offers a wide-ranging analysis of the economic and social conditions shaping American building practices. As architectural publication developed and grew more sophisticated, it played an increasingly prominent part in the design and the construction of domestic buildings. In villages and small towns, which often did not have professional architects, the publications became basic resources for carpenters and builders at all levels of expertise. Through the use of published designs, they were able to choose among a variety of plans, styles, and individual motifs and engage in a fruitful dialogue with past and present architects. Houses from Books reconstructs this dialogue by examining the links between the published designs and the houses themselves. Reiff&’s book will be indispensable to architectural historians, architects, preservationists, and regional historians. Realtors and homeowners will also find it of great interest. A catalog at the end of the book can function as a guide for those attempting to locate a model and a date for a particular design. Houses from Books contains a wealth of photographs, many by the author, that enhance its importance as a history and guide.
Virginia: A Guide to the Old Dominion
Author: Federal Writers' ProjectPublisher: US History Publishers
ISBN: 1603540458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
Old Virginia Houses: Along the James
Author: Emmie Ferguson FarrarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
The Cultural Life of the American Colonies
Author: Louis B. WrightPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136604
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Sweeping survey of 150 years of colonial history (1607–1763) offers authoritative views on agrarian society and leadership, non-English influences, religion, education, literature, music, architecture, and much more. 33 black-and-white illustrations.
Old Virginia Houses: The Mobjack Bay country
Author: Emmie Ferguson FarrarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Old Virginia Houses Mobjack Ba
Author: OutletPublisher:
ISBN: 9780517011287
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine
Author: Lyon Gardiner TylerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
William Buckland 1734 - 1774 Architect of Virginia and Maryland
Author: Rosamond Randall BeirnePublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473381118
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Colonials and Patriots
Author: Frank B. SarlesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description