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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPhaidon Press The Limited
ISBN-100714838756
ISBN-139780714838755
eBay Product ID (ePID)178671
Product Key Features
Book TitleArts and Crafts Houses I
Number of Pages180 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicBuildings / Residential, General, Decorative Arts
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Architecture
AuthorKent Bexleyheath, Edward Hollamby
Book SeriesArchitecture 3s Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight58.7 Oz
Item Length12 in
Item Width12 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-300759
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal728/.37/09041
SynopsisPart of a series which aims to place noteworthy buildings within theiristorical context, this volume considers Philip Webb's Red House; Williamethaby's Melsetter House; and Edward Lutyen's Goddards. It includespecially produced technical drawings which explain how the buildings wereetailed and put together. The text explains why the three houses are alltudies in Arts and Crafts architecture, with the Red House being a seminaluilding from which the other two take much inspiration. It considers howlthough the three buildings vary in setting, they share obvious commonhemes, and that by studying them together, the larger content of Arts andrafts architecture can be deciphered.