Houses: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions) - Hardcover

Charles O`brien

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300215541 ISBN 13: 9780300215540

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2016

Synopsis

'The beauty of a book like this not just that it educates and enlightens: it also makes every walk down a street or drive through the countryside that much more interesting. It focuses our gaze on surroundings we might otherwise take for granted.'--Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph.
An enthusiast's guide to exploring historic houses of England, this informative book also enables readers to discover more about the history of their own houses. Users can learn to interpret domestic architecture, identify period styles, uncover the origins of a building, and understand why rooms are arranged in particular sequences, why window and chimney designs change through history, or why staircases are presented in a certain fashion. Color photography and informative line drawings illustrate the explanations and provide a rich visual history of domestic architecture from the earliest surviving dwellings to the most avant-garde developments.

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About the Author

Charles O'Brien is joint series editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides.

Edition details

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300215541
• ISBN 13: 9780300215540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176