London: Cassell in Association with Peter Crawley, 2002 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 224 pp, list of 82 b&w illustrations, maps and diagrams, preface and acknowledgments, introduction, 1. The Region and Its Study; 2. Large Houses; 3. Small Houses; 4. Cottages; 5. Farm Buildings; 6. Industrial Vernacular: Minor Industrial Buildings; 7. Churches and Chapels; 8. Urban Vernacular; 9. Materials and Construction; 10. Architectural Details: External and Internal; 11. Comparisons; 12. Conclusion: The Vernacular Revival; 13. Vernacular Trails; notes and referneces, biblography, index. First Edition, 2002. "This book introduces the traditional houses, barns, watermills, and chapels of the Lake District and the surrounding hills and valleys that make up the county of Cumbria. With the aid of hundreds of photographs, drawings, and diagrams, the author explains how the building types have developed over the centuries and how the indigenous building materials of stone, clay, brick, and slate have been used to create works of vernacular architecture that seem to grow out of the surrounding landscape." Not Price Clipped, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002961
Title: Traditional Buildings of Cumbria
Author: Brunskill, R. W
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Jacket Condition: As New
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0304357731
ISBN 13: 9780304357734
Publisher: Cassell in Association with Peter Crawley
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2002
Keywords: ARCHITECTURE HISTORY NORTHWEST ENGLAND CUMBRIA THE LAKE DISTRICT RURAL AND URBAN VERNACULAR
Bookseller catalogs: ARCHITECTURE;
Size: Small 4to

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