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Published by Dover, 1969
ISBN 10: 0486223205ISBN 13: 9780486223209
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Softcover, 152 pages; very good condition except pages slightly browned; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.
Published by Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1969
ISBN 10: 0486223205ISBN 13: 9780486223209
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. xv, 152 pages, illustrations, plans, portrait; 28 cm. An unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1888, to which has been added a new introduction prepared especially for this edition by William Morgan. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, browning. "Here is the first important study of the leading 19th-century architect, a pioneer of Romanesque Revival. The work is filled with plans, photographs, drawings, and detailed discussions of all of Richardson's major buildings, including Trinity Church in Boston, Harvard Law School, and others. Written by the first female architectural critic, it is the foundation of all later research on Richardson. / Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer (1851-1934) was the first female architecture critic of note. An honorary member of the American Institute of Architects, she received her doctorate from Columbia University and was awarded a 1924 Gold Medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Introduction to the Dover Edition; List of illustrations; Ancestry and early life; Life in Paris; Life in Paris and return to America; Professional life; European journey; Last days; Personal traits; Hereditary influences; Early works; Trinity Church; Works of Middle life; The Albany capitol; Works of Middle life; The cathedral drawings; The Pittsburgh Courthouse; The Field Building; The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce; Railroad stations; Dwelling-houses; Characteristics as an artist; Methods of teaching; Influence upon profession and public; APPENDICES: List of Richardson's works; Methods of instruction followed and problems given out at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris; Extracts from Richardson's description of Trinity Church; Extracts from memoranda and letters relating to the cathedral drawings; Richardson's professional circular for intending clients. Size: 4to.