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Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings
This work deals with every aspect of the traditional Japanese home, from its general plan and major structural features to such ceremonial and traditional appointments as the tatami mats (which actually determine the size of the house), lamps, hibachi (braziers), fusuma and shoji screens, candlesticks, pillows, and tokonoma (places where art objects or flowers are displayed). It covers details …
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- 9780486142333
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- 1 online resource (416 pages)
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Plantation Houses and Mansions of the Old South
In this profusely illustrated book the reader will "journey through a wide section of the South with an architect as companion: from Lexington to Nashville, then along the Natchez Trace and down the great Mississippi River to New Orleans, with little by-way excursions to homes set back from the main highways." Embracing a variety of styles from pioneer cabins to French Provincial and Neoclass…
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- 9780486142227
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Florida Architecture of Addison Mizner
An architect who excelled at transforming an architectural fantasy into a practical, livable home, Addison Mizner was one of the most original and influential designers America has produced. The houses, clubs, and shops he built for the wealthy of Palm Beach and Boca Raton, Florida, evince a brilliant grasp of how to blend a building with the environment, how to adapt it to the climate and how …
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- 9780486142029
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- 1 online resource (240 pages)
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Craftsman Bungalows59 Homes from "The Craftsman"
Gustav Stickley (18581942) was one of the leading lights of the Arts and Crafts movement in America, an organized effort which sought beauty in simple organic design. His magazine, The Craftsman, was a major forum for the movement's ideas and concepts ideas which today are enjoying a renaissance in the design community. The present publication features 36 articles that appeared in The Craftsma…
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- 9780486141985
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90 Houses of the TwentiesCottages, Bungalows and Colonials
This outstanding house plan catalog from a prominent Midwestern builder was issued on the eve of the Great Depression. Its full-color, beautifully realistic illustrations depict colonials, bungalows, duplexes, and other residences, accompanied by floor plans and detailed descriptions of interiors. A nostalgic look back at the way homes were constructed during the 1920s, this volume offers an au…
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- 9780486141367
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French Architectural OrnamentFrom Versailles, Fontainebleau and Other Palaces
From France's proudest architectural heirlooms comes this collection of ornamentsan extraordinary assortment of the sumptuous decorations that run from floor to ceiling and span the grand facades of royal residences. Their origins range from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, dating from the rule of France's first Renaissance king, Francis I, to the opulent era of Louis XIV, the legend…
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- 9780486141275
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- 1 online resource (96 pages)
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Vitruvius BritannicusSecond Series
The Baroque excesses of the early eighteenth century inspired a rebellion among a consortium of British architects and their patrons. Taking their cue from the Renaissance works of Andrea Palladio, these Neo-Palladians returned the direction of British architecture toward classical principles. The Vitruvius Britannicus (British Vitruvius) reflects their vision, offering magnificent copperplate …
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- 9780486141268
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Barber's Turn-of-the-Century HousesElevations and Floor Plans
At the turn of the twentieth century, George F. Barber ran a successful architectural firm. Today, surviving examples of Barber's signature designs are the pride of their communities. This architectural snapshot from 1901 features working floor plans and fine drawings of more than eighty of Barber's distinctive dwellings. Specializing in serving a mail-order clientele, Barber's company produced…
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- 9780486141244
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American Country Houses of the Gilded Age(Sheldon's "Artistic Country-Seats")
The "Gilded Age," the three decades following the Civil War, were years of astounding economic growth. Vast empires in oil, shipping, mining, banking, lumber, transportation, and related industries were formed. It was an era in which fortunes were made and lost quickly, almost easily; a period that encouraged nearly demanded the public display of this newly acquired wealth, power, and prestig…
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- 9780486141213
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Desert by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (Book Analysis)Detailed Summary, Anal…
Unlock the more straightforward side of Desert with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Desert by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, which follows the young nomad Nour as his tribe is decimated by French and Spanish colonisers, and Lalla, a free-spirited girl living several decades later as she flees her stifling life in search of independ…
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