A field guide to American architecture / by Carole Rifkind.

Main entry:

Rifkind, Carole.

Title & Author:

A field guide to American architecture / by Carole Rifkind.

Publication:

New York : New American Library, [1980]
©1980

Description:

xi, 322 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Series:

A Plume book

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Residential -- Ecclesiastical -- Civic and commercial -- Utilitarian.

Summary:

Identifies American styles for homes, churches, public, and commercial buildings, and includes drawings, floor plans, and cross sections.
A Field Guide to American Architecture traces the fascinating development of architectural styles in the United States, from the simple wood houses of the seventheeth century to the steel and glasss towers of our own day. This invaluable handbook describes the historical background, construction materials, and basic strudture and styles (Colonial, Federal, Victorian, Greek Revival, Romanesque, to name just a few). This book is divided first by building function (residential, commercial, etc.) and then by specific architectural period. Technical terms are clearly defined throughout a text illustrated with examples from a unique and ongoing series of drawings of historic buildings, which was begun in the 1930s as part of a WPA project. With these aids, the reader should be able to identify virtually any American structure within its period, as well as any additions that ma yhave a been made to it in subsequent periods.--from back cover

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0452252245 (A Plume book ; pbk.)
9780452252240 (A Plume book ; pbk.)
0453003753 (hard)
9780453003759 (hard)
(pbk.)
0452262690
9780452262690
051746005X (reprint)
9780517460054 (reprint)

Subject:

Architecture United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Architecture États-Unis Guides, manuels, etc.
Décoration et ornement architecturaux États-Unis Guides, manuels, etc.
Architecture
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Architektur
Bildband
Geschichte
Architecture United States History 20th century
Decoration and ornament, Architectural United States
United States
USA
United States Architecture to 1978

Form/genre:

handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals
Guides et manuels.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 76237
Call No.: PO9397; ID:86-B13599
Status: Available

Location: Library main 76238
Call No.: 0001881 11148 A2080; ID:86-B13599
Status: Available

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