TY  - BOOK
AU  - Korom,Joseph J.
TI  - Skyscraper façades of the Gilded Age: fifty-one extravagant designs, 1875-1910
SN  - 9780786470723 
AV  - NA2941 K67 2013
U1  - 720/.4830973 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Jefferson, North Carolina, London
PB  - McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
KW  - Facades
KW  - United States
KW  - Local
KW  - Architecture and society
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Decoration and ornament, Architectural
KW  - Skyscrapers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index
N2  - "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
ER  -