The Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present
by Stephen Calloway and Elizabeth Cromley
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine; unread/Very Good; Shelfwear
- ISBN 10
- 0671739816
- ISBN 13
- 9780671739812
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine; unread/Very Good; Shelfwear. What a gorgeous book this is! Its pages feature 16 different architectural periods and styles from 1485 to 1990, beginning with Tudor and Jacobean architecture, and ending with Post-Modern. The sections provide descriptions of the styles, as well as illustrations and photographs, documenting thirteen major features: doors, windows, walls, ceilings, floors, fireplaces, kitchen stoves, staircases, built-in furniture, services, lighting, metalwork, and woodwork. With approximately 3000 analytical drawings and historic engravings, 350 color photographs, and 1000 black-and-white photographs, the book is both encyclopedic and also beautiful to flip through. An informative and thorough guide to architectural periods.
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- Books to Give ~ Books to Love (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present
- Author
- Stephen Calloway and Elizabeth Cromley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine; unread
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good; Shelfwear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0671739816
- ISBN 13
- 9780671739812
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- architectural periods, architectural styles, architectural features
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