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- catalog abstract ""Houses from Books provides a documented and illustrated survey of the influence of published designs on the styles, motifs, and sources of houses in villages, small cities, and suburbs in America from 1738 to 1950." "Daniel D. Reiff explores the people and firms who produced these books, the ways in which architects and builders used and adapted these designs, and the rise of architectural training during this period. Examining 118 books and booklets, ranging from Palladio's I Quattro Libri (1570) to Aladdin's Readi-Cut Homes (1952), Reiff discusses designs from seventy-six books representing forty six different authors or companies whose house designs can be found built in America." "Illustrated, Houses from Books will be useful to everyone interested in American domestic architecture. Homeowners, architects, historic-district researchers, and realtors will find this a resource for exploring and identifying the styles, sources, and meanings of individual dwellings. The last portion of the book is a catalog that can function as a guide for those attempting to locate a model and date for a particular design."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Treatises, pattern books, and catalogs in American architecture, 1728-1950".
- catalog contributor b11792256.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Houses from Books provides a documented and illustrated survey of the influence of published designs on the styles, motifs, and sources of houses in villages, small cities, and suburbs in America from 1738 to 1950." "Daniel D. Reiff explores the people and firms who produced these books, the ways in which architects and builders used and adapted these designs, and the rise of architectural training during this period. Examining 118 books and booklets, ranging from Palladio's I Quattro Libri (1570) to Aladdin's Readi-Cut Homes (1952), Reiff discusses designs from seventy-six books representing forty six different authors or companies whose house designs can be found built in America." "Illustrated, Houses from Books will be useful to everyone interested in American domestic architecture. Homeowners, architects, historic-district researchers, and realtors will find this a resource for exploring and identifying the styles, sources, and meanings of individual dwellings. The last portion of the book is a catalog that can function as a guide for those attempting to locate a model and date for a particular design."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Architectural books in England, c. 1550-1750 -- 2. Architectural books in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century America -- 3. Builders' manuals and pattern books, 1820s-1850s -- 4. Books and building, 1863-1897 -- 5. The impact of architectural journals -- 6. Catalog and mail-order house companies and designs, 1900-1920 -- 7. Catalog and mail-order house companies and designs, 1920-1940 -- 8. Pattern-book and catalog houses in context -- Appendix 1. Sampling of house-plan books, 1883-1951, by company -- Appendix 2. Sampling of house-plan books, 1884-1948: individuals, unique Issues -- Appendix 3. Sampling of books of small houses, 1896-1946, not specifically mail-order plan books -- Appendix 4. Sampling of "small house" books, England, 1891-1939 -- Appendix 5. Sampling of catalogs and manuals on interior and exterior details, 1877-1947, by company or publisher -- Appendix 6. Sampling of technical books for contractors and craftsmen, 1881-1946 -- Appendix 7. Sampling of books of colonial houses, 1874-1945 -- Appendix 8. A note on methodoloogy.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-397) and indexes.".
- catalog extent "xi, 412 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0271019433 (cloth : acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "728/.0973 21".
- catalog subject "Architecture Bibliography.".
- catalog subject "Architecture United States Bibliography.".
- catalog subject "Architecture, Domestic United States Designs and plans.".
- catalog subject "Architecture, Domestic United States History Sources Bibliography.".
- catalog subject "NA7205 .R435 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Architectural books in England, c. 1550-1750 -- 2. Architectural books in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century America -- 3. Builders' manuals and pattern books, 1820s-1850s -- 4. Books and building, 1863-1897 -- 5. The impact of architectural journals -- 6. Catalog and mail-order house companies and designs, 1900-1920 -- 7. Catalog and mail-order house companies and designs, 1920-1940 -- 8. Pattern-book and catalog houses in context -- Appendix 1. Sampling of house-plan books, 1883-1951, by company -- Appendix 2. Sampling of house-plan books, 1884-1948: individuals, unique Issues -- Appendix 3. Sampling of books of small houses, 1896-1946, not specifically mail-order plan books -- Appendix 4. Sampling of "small house" books, England, 1891-1939 -- Appendix 5. Sampling of catalogs and manuals on interior and exterior details, 1877-1947, by company or publisher -- Appendix 6. Sampling of technical books for contractors and craftsmen, 1881-1946 -- Appendix 7. Sampling of books of colonial houses, 1874-1945 -- Appendix 8. A note on methodoloogy.".
- catalog title "Houses from books : treatises, pattern books, and catalogs in American architecture, 1738-1950 : a history and guide / Daniel D. Reiff.".
- catalog title "Treatises, pattern books, and catalogs in American architecture, 1728-1950".
- catalog type "text".