| Young Person's Guide to New Orleans Houses Contributor(s): Vogt, Lloyd (Author) |
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ISBN: 0882898299 ISBN-13: 9780882898292 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1992 Annotation: Lloyd Vogt, an award-winning New Orleans architect, presents the houses of New Orleans through detailed drawings, offering young people a glimpse into the history and movements that affected the city architecturally. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: 728.097 |
| LCCN: 91015213 |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 8.47" W x 10.99" (0.34 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lloyd Vogt, an award-winning New Orleans architect, offers young people a fascinating glimpse into the history of New Orleans architecture. Dividing his discussion into two parts--house types and house styles--he provides a basic yet comprehensive first course in New Orleans building design in a language designed for easy understanding. Also provided are labeled drawings for style identification, and a complete glossary. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vogt, Lloyd: - Lloyd Vogt was one of Pelican's most popular and successful authors. His New Orleans Houses: A House-Watcher's Guide, now in its sixth printing, is the standard reference guide to building styles in the Crescent City. He also wrote Historic Buildings of the French Quarter, winner of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Book of the Year 2002, and A Young Person's Guide to New Orleans Houses, a simplified version of New Orleans Houses: A House-Watcher's Guide. |