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008 043013s2013 ncua bi 001 0 eng
010 _a 2012050542
020 _a9780786470723
_qsoftcover : alk. paper
040 _apucpr
_beng
_erda
_cpucpr
_dpucpr
042 _apcc
049 _aCARIBET
050 0 0 _aNA2941
_bK67 2013
082 0 0 _a720/.4830973
_223
100 1 _aKorom, Joseph J.
_9243009
245 1 0 _aSkyscraper façades of the Gilded Age
_bfifty-one extravagant designs, 1875-1910
_cJoseph J. Korom, Jr.
_htxt
264 1 _aJefferson, North Carolina ;
_aLondon :
_bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
_c2013
300 _avi, 234 pages
_billustrations
_c26 cm
_fbook
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
_btxt
336 _astill image
_2rdacontent
_btxt
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
_bn
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
_bnc
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.
520 _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.
650 0 _aFacades
_zUnited States.
_9221918
_2Local
650 0 _aArchitecture and society.
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
_954083
_2Local
650 0 _aArchitecture and society.
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y19th century.
_954083
_2Local
650 0 _aDecoration and ornament, Architectural
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
_984992
_2Local
650 0 _aDecoration and ornament, Architectural
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y19th century.
_984992
_2Local
650 0 _aSkyscrapers
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
_9170943
_2Local
650 0 _aSkyscrapers
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y19th century.
_9170943
_2Local
942 _c6
_hNA2941
_2lcc
_kGeneral
_mK67 2013