Country, Park and City : The Architecture and Life of Calvert Vaux Hardcover - 1998
by Kowsky, Francis R
- Used
The first in-depth study of the life and work of English architect Calvert Vaux (1824-1895)--who came to the United States in 1850 and worked with Frederick Law Olmsted in designing New York's Central Park. Among notable works ascribed to Vaux are the original portions of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, and many buildings that miorrored the advance of urbanization. 104 halftones. 19 linecuts.
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- Title Country, Park and City : The Architecture and Life of Calvert Vaux
- Author Kowsky, Francis R
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Text is Free of
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 392
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York
- Date 1998-01-22
- Bookseller's Inventory # 2234172-6
- ISBN 9780195114959 / 0195114957
- Weight 2.36 lbs (1.07 kg)
- Dimensions 10.27 x 7.31 x 1.11 in (26.09 x 18.57 x 2.82 cm)
- Reading level 1570
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Architects - United States - Biography, Vaux, Calvert
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97003780
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- New York Times, 03/29/1998, Page 26
- NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 01/01/1999, Page 76