Victorian Gothic House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book

Product DescriptionWith its admirable purity of design and skillful crafting, Victorian Gothic took its cue from medieval ecclesiastical buildings in northern Europe. Through this highly illustrated source--with over 500 photographs, some from original catalogues and others specially commissioned--anyone can recreate the feel of a 19th century Gothic revival style home. From steeply pitched roofs topped by turrets, towers, and chimney-stacks to beautiful natural materials to intricate carvings, every detail will fascinate and inspire.From Library JournalOsband, whose previous book, Victorian House Style, was one of this publisher's sourcebooks on period interior design, presents a detailed examination of the Gothic revival style in domestic architecture, which reached its zenith in the mid-19th century in both the United States and England. As with Ingrid Cranfield's Georgian House Style (LJ 5/15/98), examples are given of British and American Gothic revival architects, exteriors, interiors, and gardens, with numerous black-and-white illustrations from period sourcebooks of furnishings, decorative details, and pattern as well as color photographs of surviving examples of this style. This historical reference book will be useful for design professionals and students and in large interior design collections.Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Author: Osband, Linda

Publisher: David & Charles

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0715309692

ISBN-13: 9780715309698