01876nam a22003377a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023010001700064020004300081040003400124042000800158050002100166082002100187100002100208245011200229264008700341300004600428336002600474336003300500337002800533338002700561504006700588520039400655650003501049650007601084650007601160650008901236650008901325650006201414650006201476pucpr20191216151624.0043013s2013    ncua     bi   001 0 eng    a  2012050542  a9780786470723 qsoftcover : alk. paper  apucprbengerdacpucprdpucpr  apcc00aNA2941bK67 201300a720/.48309732231 aKorom, Joseph J.10aSkyscraper façades of the Gilded Agebfifty-one extravagant designs, 1875-1910cJoseph J. Korom, Jr.htxt 1aJefferson, North Carolina ;aLondon :bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishersc2013  avi, 234 pagesbillustrationsc26 cmfbook  atext2rdacontentbtxt  astill image2rdacontentbtxt  aunmediated2rdamediabn  avolume2rdacarrierbnc  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.  a"This book about the design of America's most extravagant early skyscrapers includes biographies of noted architects and the aristocrats who financed America's first skyscrapers, discusses the influences of European aesthetic values in America--and scandals, rogues, and class distinctions. Interpretations by contemporary critics are sprinkled throughout the text"--Provided by publisher. 0aFacadeszUnited States.2Local 0aArchitecture and society.zUnited StatesxHistoryy20th century.2Local 0aArchitecture and society.zUnited StatesxHistoryy19th century.2Local 0aDecoration and ornament, ArchitecturalzUnited StatesxHistoryy20th century.2Local 0aDecoration and ornament, ArchitecturalzUnited StatesxHistoryy19th century.2Local 0aSkyscraperszUnited StatesxHistoryy20th century.2Local 0aSkyscraperszUnited StatesxHistoryy19th century.2Local