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HENRY HOBSON RICHARDSON: A GENIUS FOR ARCHITECTURE
by [Richardson, Henry Hobson]; Floyd, Margaret Henderson; Rocheleau, Paul
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 1885254709
- ISBN 13
- 9781885254702
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Monacelli Press, 1997. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing of this attractive monograph on the influential Gilded Age architect who brought together various styles to create an aesthetic that shaped the buildings of expanding American cities. Richardson's eclectic blend of "medieval, vernacular, provincial, and primitive" (jacket) styles yielded Romanesque civic buildings, warm brick structures, and grand gatheringplaces such as libraries and railroad stations. 11.5'' x 9.25''. Original red-brown boards. Original unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. 304 pages, including index. Minor shelfwear. Bright and clean overall.
Synopsis
Margaret Henderson Floyd was a professor in the Department of Art and the History of Art at Tufts University. She specialized in the architecture of 1750 to the present, with special emphasis on the aesthetic of Boston Back Bay and New England. Her previous books include Architecture After Richardson: Regionalism Before Modernism -- Longfellow, Alden and Harlow in Boston and Pittsburgh ; Harvard: An Architectural History with Bainbridge Bunting; and Architectural Education and Boston: Centennial Publication of the Boston Architectural Center . Among Paul Rocheleau's books are American Colonial: Puritan Simplicity to Georgian Grace; Farm: The Vernacular Tradition of Working Buildings; Harlem: Lost and Found; and Shaker Built: The Form and Function of Shaker Architecture.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47006
- Title
- HENRY HOBSON RICHARDSON: A GENIUS FOR ARCHITECTURE
- Author
- [Richardson, Henry Hobson]; Floyd, Margaret Henderson; Rocheleau, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 1885254709
- ISBN 13
- 9781885254702
- Publisher
- The Monacelli Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- 19th century,US American,Architecture
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