Bricks and Brownstone: The New York Rowhouse 1783-1929 FROM THE PUBLISHER
Bricks and Brownstone was the first - and is still the only - book to examine in depth the varied architectural styles of the much-loved New York City row house, or "brownstone.
When it first came out, and in several subsequent editions, Bricks and Brownstone helped pave the way for a brownstone revival that has transformed the very appearance of the city. No other book has so thoroughly delved into the ways of life of the nineteenth-century families who lived in these homes or has so authoritatively dealt with the development and growth of the historic and highly desirable row house neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Boasting more than 300 color and black and white illustrations, this definitive volume examines in detail the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Second Empire architectural styles of the early and mid-nineteenth century, as well as the Neo Grec, Romanesque, Renaissance Revival, and American Colonial Revival styles of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
SYNOPSIS
A veteran writer on American architecture describes the styles and periods in chronological order, from the Federal style beginning in the late 18th century through the Greek and Gothic revivals and the Italianate, Anglo-Italianate, and Second Empire styles to the explosion of eclectic styles between 1875 and 1929. Monochrome photographs throughout and a block of 64 color plates depict examples.This book was the first and, according to the publisher, remains the only history of the New York townhouse. The first edition was published in 1972 by McGraw-Hill. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
Lockwood's beautiful 1972 history of the swanky brownstones and single-family row houses that graced Manhattan and Brooklyn is the first in the publisher's new "Classics" series, which will bring significant architecture volumes back into print. This title has been updated with 60 additional pictures commissioned specifically for this reprint. In addition to the more than 300 color and monochrome pix, this also sports floor plans for several of the buildings as well as analyses of the different styles of design. Architecture buffs and New York historians will love it. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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