The Landy, Jacob. creator text bibliography nyu 1970 1st edition monographic eng

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313 p. ill. ;plans. ;photo. ; 26 cm. LaFever was active in New York City, principally, in the pre-Civil War era, and little has been written about him. The author was, at the writing of this book, an Associate Professor in the Department of Art at CCNY. He discusses each of LaFever's buildings from 1825 to1855 and includes pictures of thirty of the buildings still standing at that time. He also discusses the architect's destroyed work. Personal Life -- Early Development -- English Regency Influence -- Literary Sources and Architectural Criticism -- Professional Career -- Architectural Scene in New York -- Greek Revival -- Early Gothic Revival -- Mature Gothic Revival -- Church of the Saviour -- Church of the Holy Trinity: Its History -- Church of the Holy Trinity: The Building -- Eclecticism: Egyptian Revival -- The Washington Monument Project in New York -- Renaissance Revival: Holy Apostles -- Renaissance Revival: Brooklyn Heights -- Return to Gothic -- Renaissance Revivalism Continued -- Last Gothic Works -- Churches attributed to Lafever -- Whalers' Church, Sag Harbor -- Houses attributed to Lafever -- Lafever in Epitome -- Jacob Landy. Include index Include Bibliography Lafever, Minard Architects United States NA737.L27 L3 1970 720.924 pucpr 150611 20220623202822.0 eng