02049nam a22003737a 4500 231486 231486 pucpr 20191216151624.0 043013s2013 ncua bi 001 0 eng 2012050542 9780786470723 softcover : alk. paper pucpr eng rda pucpr pucpr pcc CARIBET NA2941 K67 2013 720/.4830973 23 Korom, Joseph J. 243009 Skyscraper façades of the Gilded Age fifty-one extravagant designs, 1875-1910 Joseph J. Korom, Jr. txt Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013 vi, 234 pages illustrations 26 cm book text rdacontent txt still image rdacontent txt unmediated rdamedia n volume rdacarrier nc Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index. "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. Facades United States. 221918 Local Architecture and society. United States History 20th century. 54083 Local Architecture and society. United States History 19th century. 54083 Local Decoration and ornament, Architectural United States History 20th century. 84992 Local Decoration and ornament, Architectural United States History 19th century. 84992 Local Skyscrapers United States History 20th century. 170943 Local Skyscrapers United States History 19th century. 170943 Local 6 NA2941 lcc General K67 2013 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2016-05-27 Amazon 47.01 505101 0 General NA2941 K67 2013 91000000036335 2019-09-09 00:00:00 1 57.01 6