Victorian & Edwardian Period Architecture, General & Miscellaneous Architecture, Domestic Architecture
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Overview
Formerly an architectural and building editor of House Beautiful Magazine, Schuler provides a beautifully illustrated book for those who love Victorian architecture. The text covers the styles of Victorian architecture, followed by chapters on specific features: towers, gingerbread, roofs and chimneys, windows, porches and entrances, siding, and interior details. Illustrated with 300-plus full color photographs. No subject index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORSynopsis
Explore a golden age in architecture when architects, builders, and homeowners let their imaginations run wild. If you are thinking about renovating, remodeling, or building a Victorian home, this book will show you how the architectural features characteristic of turn-of-the-20th century architecture were used. Here are richly detailed 'gingerbread' trims, towers, encircling porches, balconies, cornices, belvederes, large porte-cocheres, bay windows, ornamental ironwork, elaborate chimneys, and much more. All who love Victorian architecture will be informed and inspired by over 300 full color photographs of historical architectural details found here.Book Details
Published
July 21, 2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Pages
192
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780764318290