Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial North America (3 Vol. Set)
Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial North America (3 Vol. Set)
$125.00
Kornwolf, James D.
An extraordinary work, unparalleled in its breadth and depth of detail, this three-volume set offers the first comprehensive history of architecture and town planning throughout colonial North America, from Russian Alaska to French Quebec, to Spanish Florida and California, to British, Dutch, and other settlements on the East Coast. Across this vast terrain, James Kornwolf conjures the outlines of the constructed environment as it emerged in settlements and communities, in structures and sites, and in the flourishes and idiosyncrasies of the families and individuals who erected and inhabited colonial buildings and towns. Here as never before readers can observe the impulses and principles of colonial design and planning as they are implemented in the buildings and streets, harbors and squares, gardens and landscapes of the New World.Incorporating more than 3,000 illustrations, Kornwolf's massive work conveys the full range of the colonial encounter.
Cl. 1770 pp. . Many B/W illus. with some plans.
