Have you ever been intrigued by a beautiful building and wondered when it was built? Identifying American Architecture provides the answer to such ...Show synopsisHave you ever been intrigued by a beautiful building and wondered when it was built? Identifying American Architecture provides the answer to such questions in a concise handbook perfect for preservationists, architects, students, and tourists alike. With 214 photographs, it allows readers to associate real buildings with architectural styles, elements, and orders. Identifying American Architecture was designed to be used carried about and kept handy for frequent reference. Every photograph is keyed to an explanatory legend pointing out characteristic features of each building's style.Hide synopsis
Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945 – Trade paperback
(1990)
by John J G Blumenson, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (Foreword by)
W. W. Norton & Company
Revised ed.
ISBN: 0393306100
ISBN-13: 9780393306101
Publisher: American Association for State and Local History
Description:Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book...Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
Publisher: American Association for State and Local History
Description:Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on...Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
Publisher: American Association for State and Local History
Description:Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and...Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
Publisher: American Association for State and Local History
Description:Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and...Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
Description:Very Good. Second edition. One crease to cover corner, interior...Very Good. Second edition. One crease to cover corner, interior clean. What styles of architecture are found in your neighborhood--Georgian, Prairie, International, Spanish, Colonial Revival? This book enables the reader to determine styles and identify architectural terms by comparing real buildings with the book's many photographs. 214 photographs.
Publisher: American Association for State & Local,
Description:VG- Nikolaus Pevsner, foreword. 120pp + index of terms on taupe...VG- Nikolaus Pevsner, foreword. 120pp + index of terms on taupe paper; text clean; b/w photos; 8.5" x 5.5" tall; light wear to wraps; ISBN: 0910050244.
Description:Fair. Some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not...Fair. Some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include cdrom or access codes.
Title: Identifying American Architecture: a Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945 (Revised) Author:John J Blumenson ISBN-13:9780393306101 ISBN:0393306100
Description:New. This handy guidebook will enable the reader to determine...New. This handy guidebook will enable the reader to determine architectural styles and terms by comparing real buildings with the book's many photographs. All terms are listed in an extensive index.
