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BL
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630239
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| Main Entry
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Handlin, David P.
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| Title & Author
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American architecture /\ David P. Handlin.
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition.
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| Series Statement
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World of art.
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| Page. NO
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304 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm.
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| ISBN
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0500203733
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: 9780500203736
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-296) and index.
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| Contents
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1. The unbuilt spire : the architecture of the American colonies -- 2. Temples in Arcadia : the architecture of the New Republic -- 3. Beauty and the industrial beast : architecture for a culture of commerce -- 4. Toward new types : Romanesque for an industrial society -- 5. The cause conservative : the architecture of the American Renaissance -- 6. The lost momentum : the architecture of the 1920s -- 7. The international style and beyond : the architecture of the New Deal -- 8. From less is more to less is a bore : the architecture of postwar America -- 9. Looking backward and forward.
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| Abstract
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An updated study of American architecture traces the history of U.S. architecture from the colonial period to the present day; looks at public buildings, offices, and homes; and discusses influential movements and architects.
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| Subject
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Architecture-- United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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720/.973
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| LC Classification
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NA705.H35 2004
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