Description: How to Read Houses by Will Jones A comprehensive pocket-sized guide to domestic architectural styles and movements.How to Read Houses is an insiders guide to recognising and appreciating the diversity of domestic architecture that reflects the location, the fashion, and the technological savoir-faire of the age – from Tudor timber-frames to the truly unconventional. Compact enough to travel with you yet comprehensive enough to provide real answers, with real examples, this handy reference guide:- Provides an understanding of the architectural vocabulary along with the visual clues that identify any house style and its historical context- Enhances the appreciation of visits to landmark houses and lays the foundations for an architectural exploration of your own home or area- Explores the main architectural styles, as well as the materials and components of a house, through beautifully rendered illustrations, photographs of classic examples and the words of a friendly expert- Features twenty famous UK houses in detail, many of which are National Trust and open to the public, as well as other iconic and interesting houses from around Europe and the rest of the world FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Will Jones has been writing for architecture and design magazines around the world for over fifteen years. He is the author of several books, including Modern Architecture in New York, Unbuilt Masterworks of the 21st Century and Architects Sketchbook. Table of Contents IntroductionHouse TypesMaterialsComponentsHouse StylesTudorRenaissanceAmerican ColonialGeorgianNeoclassicalVictorianArts and CraftsPrairieModernistKit HousesUnusual ApproachesAppendicesGlossaryDirectory of HousesIndexAcknowledgements Promotional A comprehensive pocket-sized guide to domestic architectural styles and movements. Details ISBN1912217112 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1912217112 ISBN-13 9781912217113 Format Paperback Author Will Jones Pages 256 Publication Date 2017-12-14 UK Release Date 2017-12-14 Imprint Herbert Press Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2017-12-14 NZ Release Date 2017-12-14 Series How to Read Illustrations Over 500 colour photographs and line drawings Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Subtitle A Crash Course in Domestic Architecture Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161580333;
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