Author: Hispanic Society of America. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brazilian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: Hispanic Society of America. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brazilian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
Antiques
Author: The Magazine Antiques
Author: Catalogue of the Harvard University Fine Arts Library, the Fogg Art Museum
Author: Harvard University. Fine Arts LibraryPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
early american life
Author: Early American Houses
Author: Norman Morrison IshamPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048614626X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
An intriguing examination of classic colonial houses, this fact-filled foray explores with remarkable concision the "medieval period" of American architecture. The treatise takes for its examples the first houses built along the Atlantic coast in the seventeenth century. While these early structures were usually based on traditional English and Dutch styles, their design and methods of construction soon acquired a unique character of their own. Geographically remote from the stylistic restrictions of Europe, American architects used new plans and construction elements to create fresh new dwellings with individual beauty and charm. Early American Houses includes over 100 photographs and illustrations that highlight the architecture of young America, with a particular focus on the Tudor and late Gothic styles that ultimately shaped the distinctive house designs of today. Original floor plans and sketches abound — including interior and exterior treatments, elevations, and framing — partnered with detailed descriptions that breathe life into each construction. Accompanying this work is a comprehensive Glossary of Colonial Architectural Terms. Originally published separately, it provides definitions for everything from "arch" to "wainscot," and it is reprinted here to enhance the overall value of the companion volume.
House Beautiful
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Lost Treasures of American History
Author: W.C. JamesonPublisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 1589796322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
With his storyteller's gift, Jameson relates episodes from early explorers through the colonial period, the Civil War, the settling of the West, and the roaring 1920s. As a professional treasure hunter, he has followed the trails of many of the lost mines and buried treasures he describes. Sample treasures include Sir Francis Drake Treasure, Benedict Arnold Treasure, Lafayette's Sunken Riches, Maryland's Lost Silver Mine, The Wandering Confederate Treasury, Lost Treasure of the Gray Ghost, Oklahoma Outlaw Cache, and Lost Spanish Gold in the Sandia Mountains.
Arts & Decoration
Author: Bulletin of the Pan American Union
Author: Pan American UnionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description