Main entry:

Van Rensselaer, Schuyler, Mrs., 1851-1934.

Title & Author:

Henry Hobson Richardson and his works.

Publication:

New York, Dover Publications [1969]

Description:

xv, 152 pages illustrations, plans, portrait 28 cm

Notes:
"An unabridged republication of the work originally published ... in 1888, to which has been added a new introduction prepared especially for this ... edition by William Morgan."
"List of Henry Hobson Richardson's works": pages 139-140. Bibliographical footnotes.
Introduction to the Dover Edition -- List of illustrations -- Ancestry and early life -- Life in Paris -- Life in Paris and return to America -- Professional life -- European journey -- Last days -- Personal traits -- Hereditary influences -- Early works -- Trinity Church -- Works of Middle life -- The Albany capitol -- Works of Middle life -- The cathedral drawings -- The Pittsburgh Courthouse -- The Field Building -- The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce -- Railroad stations -- Dwelling-houses -- Characteristics as an artist -- Characteristics as an artist -- Methods of teaching -- Influence upon profession and public -- APPENDICES: List of Richardson's works -- Methods of instruction followed and problems given out at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris -- Extracts from Richardson's description of Trinity Church -- Extracts from memoranda and letters relating to the cathedral drawings -- Richardson's professional circular for intending clients.

Summary:

This is a study of the 19th-century architect, Henry Hobson Richardson, a pioneer of Romanesque Revival. The work is filled with plans, photographs, drawings, and detailed discussions of all of his major buildings, including Trinity Church in Boston, Harvard Law School, and others.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0486223205
9780486223209

Subject:

Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886.
Richards, Henry Hobson, 1838-1886.
Architects
United States

Form/genre:

Correspondence.
Biographies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 150612
Call No.: NA44.R522.9 V3 1969
Copy: copy 1
Status: Available