Main entry:

Goy, Richard J. (Richard John), 1947- author.

Title & Author:

Venetian vernacular architecture : traditional housing in the Venetian lagoon / Richard J. Goy.

Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1989.

Description:

xxi, 360 pages : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-354) and index.
Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of terms; Part I. Building in the Venetian Lagoon: 1. General introduction; 2. The lagunar environment; 3. An historical introduction; 4. Building materials and their sources; 5. Methods of construction and vernacular details; 6. The guild system and the building crafts; 7. The economics of building in the lagoon; Part II. Housing Typology: 8. The city Palazzo-F-ntego: its structure and appearance; 9. Derivations from the Palazzo-F-ntego in the city; 10. Housing typology in the lagoon villages: an introduction; Part III. The Architecture of the Lagoon: an Illustrated Survey: 12. Murano; 13. Burano: a village of fishermen's cottages; 14. Pellestrina; 14. The rural and semi-rural environment: Mazzorbo, Torcello and Malamocco; 15. Conclusions; Postscript; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.

Summary:

This book is an introduction to the vernacular (or "minor") architecture of the villages of the Venetian lagoon, excluding the historic centre of the city itself. It is intended as a companion volume to Dr Goy's "Chioggia and the Villages of the Venetian Lagoon".

ISBN:

0521345812
9780521345811
9780521154901 paperback
0521154901

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Italy Venice.
Vernacular architecture Italy Venice.
Architecture domestique Italie Venise.
Architecture vernaculaire Italie Venise.
Architecture, Domestic.
Buildings.
Vernacular architecture.
Venice (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Venise (Italie) Constructions.
Italy Venice.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 50910
Call No.: ID:89-B9785
Status: Available