American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Editorial Reviews Adolf K. Placzek, Avery Librarian Emeritus, Columbia University A most authoritative encyclopedia of the specifically American aspects of architectural terminology and design. . . . With rich illustrations to back up the descriptions. A proud achievement! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Book Description Contains over 2,500 definitions and nearly 1,000 illustrations describing construction materials and techniques, landscape elements, decorative terms, and practice devices, from precolonial times to the present, and from indigenous dwellings to deconstructivist structures. Softcover. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia,Cyril M. Harris,W. W. Norton & Company,0393731030,American architecture,Architecture,Encyclopedias,History - General,U.S. Architecture - General,United States

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