| American Vernacular: Buildings and Interiors, 1870-1960 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Gottfried, Herbert (Author), Jennings, Jan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393732622 ISBN-13: 9780393732627 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2009 Annotation: A comprehensive examination of American vernacular buildings. With more than 600 illustrations, this book interprets vernacular architecture as it emerged with the industrialization of building materials. It provides an overview of building and plan types for houses, commercial buildings, and churches, explaining the development of key design elements and how they have been incorporated into American architecture. 620 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Architecture | History - Contemporary (1945 -) - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial |
| Dewey: 720.973 |
| LCCN: 2009000992 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 8.5" W x 10.92" (3.40 lbs) 378 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With more than 600 illustrations, this book interprets vernacular architecture as it emerged with the industrialization of building materials. It provides an overview of building and plan types for houses, commercial buildings, and churches, explaining the development of key design elements and how they have been incorporated into American architecture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gottfried, Herbert: - Herbert Gottfried is a professor emeritus at Cornell University and lives in Ithaca, New York.Jennings, Jan: - Jan Jennings is a professor at Cornell University and lives in Ithaca, New York. |