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Synopsis: In a rich blend of architectural and social history, Abbott Lowell Cummings reconstructs some of our nation's first houses. This is a splendid story of innovations, of restless, migratory people and their architectural and social responses to their environment. It is the first chapter in the long saga of America's preoccupation with technology, showing how it affected the early American home.
◊ Paperback: 280 pages ◊ ISBN: 0674316819 ◊
◊ Unknown Binding: 110 pages ◊ ISBN: 0880821531 ◊
◊ ASIN: B0006XLT5Q ◊
◊ Unknown Binding: 234 pages ◊ ASIN: B00073D6VU ◊
◊ Unknown Binding ◊ ASIN: B000717TTM ◊
Description: A handbook for the amateur restorer with suggestions on what to change and what to leave alone. Also includes a detailed description of the restoration of an eighteenth-century farmhouse.
◊ Paperback: 204 pages ◊ ISBN: 0394724097 ◊
"Extensive accounts of the day-to-day work of colonial painters exist only for Boston but similar if less abundant records in other major port towns begin about the time of the American Revolution and continue into the early years of the new republic"
Book Description: The definitive volume on how paint has been used in the U.S. in the last 250 years. Eminent contributors cover the history of this medium in American buildings from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. Contains a survey of practices and materials in England, cutting-edge techniques used by today's researchers in examining historic paints, fascinating case studies and an important chart of early American paint colors. Explains how to identify pigments and media, how to prepare surfaces for application and apply paint. Includes the chemical properties of paint with a table of paint components, plus a glossary and bibliography.
◊ Paperback: 320 pages ◊ ISBN: 0471144118 ◊
Book Description Based on personal observation of surviving examples and research into colonial records, this book includes 242 measured diagrams (windows, door frames, construction details, etc.) and 192 photographs of more than 150 homes, 1650 to 1800. Authentic and invaluable. 434 illustrations.
Reviewer: A reader ~ As a college art history major, an intern at a house museum, and having worked on the restoration of several early Connecticut homes, I've found this book indespensible and one of my most important resources. It's straight-forward, well-organized, and includes everything from building techniques to decorative hardware to the history behind styles. The detailed illustrations make it especially easy to understand. If there is one book a person interested in early American architecture should buy, it's this one.
◊ Paperback: 210 pages ◊ ISBN: 0486211363 ◊
◊ Unknown Binding: 16 pages ◊ ASIN: B0007H43G8 ◊
◊ Unknown Binding ◊ ASIN: B0007DWTOU ◊
◊ Unknown Binding ◊ ASIN: B0007HQ8DO ◊
◊ Unknown Binding: 335 pages ◊ ASIN: B00086FLQ4 ◊
From Book News, Inc.: The houses and historic sites shown here (in the stunning photographs of Kvalsvik) are all museum properties owned by or associated with the Colonial Dames. They range from grand mansions to plain houses constructed for comfortable shelter, and reflect life from the Spanish era in the West to 20th-century New York City. The text by Seale discusses the place of these properties in the history of their regions and in the development of the American preservation movement. A beautiful production.
◊ Hardcover ◊ ISBN: 1558350799 ◊
Book Description: Anyone who yearns for an older home – but is daunted by the prospect of owning one — will love this book. Through hundreds of inspiring photographs and engaging text, the author describes what gives traditional homes their enduring appeal. Versaci identifies Eight Pillars of Traditional Design that create a solid foundation for combining authentic, traditional design with livability to create homes that feel old yet live new. Featuring a vast array of new, old-house styles — from colonials to farmhouses — from all over the country, the houses illustrate the creative work of architects, builders, and craftsmen who are forging the movement toward building new homes that capture an old-home sensibility.
◊ Hardcover: 224 pages ◊ ISBN: 1561586153 ◊
From Book News, Inc.: On the development of American styles from the early 17th c. to the Revolution. The houses, barns, furniture demonstrate the diversity of models and the divergence from Old World standards. Exquisitely illustrated in color, perfectly printed.
◊ Hardcover: 272 pages ◊ ISBN: 1556700431 ◊| Books Page | View Amazon Shopping Cart | Prev Page |