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Alexander Jackson Davis, American architect, 1803-1892 / edited by Amelia Peck ; introduction by Jane B. Davies.

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-149228

Description

192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Criticism and interpretation.
Architecture, Modern 19th century

Originator

Peck, Amelia.

Contents

Alexander J. Davis, creative American architect / Jane B. Davies -- Alexander Jackson Davis and the arts of design / Carrie Rebora -- Simplicity and dignity: The public and institutional buildings of Alexander Jackson Davis / Francis R. Kowsky -- From cottages to castles: The country house designs of Alexander Jackson Davis / Susanne Brendel-Pandich -- "Being sensible of the value of professional services": Alexander Jackson Davis's designs for the interiors of Lyndhurst and Grace Hill / Amelia Peck -- Works and projects / compiled by Jane B. Davies.

Publication

New York :

Description

192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-127) and index.

ISBN

084781484X
0847814858 (pbk.)

Call Number

Stacks NA737.D34 A84 1992

Other People and Orgs

Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892

Places

United States.

Variant Title

American architect, 1803-1892.

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