The Elements of Style: An Encyclopedia of Domestic Architectural Detail: An Encyclopedia of Domestic Architectural Detail (4th ed, updated) - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1770850864 ISBN 13: 9781770850866

Casa editrice: Firefly Books Ltd, 2012

Riassunto

21st anniversary edition of this classic reference book, which has sold over 200,000 copies since first publication. A must-have purchase for owners of period houses, all those interested in UK and US architectural heritage, restorers, architects, and interior designers. Revised and updated by respected architectural historian Alan Powers. Comprehensive and accessible volume that covers all the major design periods, from the Tudors to the present day, each chapter has sections on doors, windows, walls, ceilings, floors, fireplaces, staircases, built-in furniture, services, lighting, metalwork and woodwork.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Stephen Calloway is Curator of Prints and Books at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and author, lecturer and consultant on architecture, interior design and the history of taste. He has contributed to numerous periodicals, including The World of Interiors and Architectural Digest, and is the author of Twentieth-Century Design and Baroque Baroque.

Alan Powers is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Greenwich School of Architecture and Landscape, London. He is the author of several books on English architecture and decorative arts, including Living with Books, and is a regular contributor to Country Life and other magazines.

Elizabeth Cromley is Professor of Architecture at Northeastern University, Boston. She is the author of Alone Together: A History of New York's Early Apartments, and co-editor of a variety of essays and books on vernacular architecture.

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4th Edition Stephen Calloway, revised & updated by Alan Powers. The Elements of Style has sold 200,000 copies since first publication. This special 21st anniversary edition is an essential reference work for anyone with a keen interest in architectural heritage or for those restoring an old house. It is an in-depth chronological survey of the key styles of architectural design that have developed over the past 500 years and is packed with 4,000 glorious images, while each of its chapters is a clearly presented guide to building features - from major components such as doors, windows and walls to subtle embellishments such as mouldings and door furniture. It also has a special colour-coded system that allows the reader to see how specific features have evolved over time.
500 colour and 1000 black & white photographs and 3000 drawings and engravings.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Firefly Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1770850864
• ISBN 13: 9781770850866
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 592
• Redattore: Calloway Stephen, Cromley Elizabeth, Powers Alan
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