Add this copy of Victorian Architecture: Two Pattern Books to cart. $49.50, very good condition, Sold by Margaret Taylor Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from santa cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by American Life Foundation.
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Add this copy of Victorian Architecture: Two Pattern Books to cart. $96.50, very good condition, Sold by 3rd St. Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lees Summit, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by American Life Foundation and Study Institute.
Edition:
1977, American Life Foundation and Study Institute
Publisher:
American Life Foundation and Study Institute
Published:
1977
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18104730117
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.
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Very Good+ 0892570016. B&W; 10 3/8 x 13 3/4"; 155+ pages; Soft cover has brown spine with orange lettering. Light rubbing and bumping to the covers. Previous owner's name neatly written on front endpaper. Pages are clean and tight. Exhuastively illustrated with b/w pictures. Includes two books: 'Detail, Cottage and Construction Architechture' and 'Modern Architechtural Designs and Details. ' Reprint of the 1873 ed. 'On the surface, the subject of the two pattern books reproduced here is architecture. On a deeper sense, the topic is social status. The house is a person's most important acquisition; it places him or her on the social scale, it presents an image of his or her character in the world. In the 19th Century, it was taken for granted that the home reflected the personality of the owner. Architectural styles were not a mere matter of 'aesthetics' or 'taste. Each style carried a distinct 'message. ' A Gothic Revival house usually signified that the owner was proud to be of old English stock. An Italian villa meant that the owner belonged to 'a cultured and artistic household. ' A French style house proclaimed 'This is a stylish and fashionable home. ' 'Extra heavy 3#.
