An edition of Terra-cotta skyline (1997)

Terra-cotta skyline

New York's architectural ornament

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An edition of Terra-cotta skyline (1997)

Terra-cotta skyline

New York's architectural ornament

1st ed.
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Any city walker knows the delight that a flash of colorful ornament can bestow on an otherwise gray promenade. These glazed splashes of vivid yellows, greens, cobalt blues, and metallic lusters often are made of terra cotta, which, for more than one hundred years, has been an integral - but largely unrecognizedpart of America's architectural legacy.

Terra-Cotta Skyline reveals these architectural treasures in more than seventy-five color images commissioned exclusively for this book, as well as more than one hundred rare documents, drawings, and previously unpublished archival photographs.

Accompanying text based on extensive research into the history of terra cotta provides anecdotes and insights into the working methods of the architects, sculptors, and artisans who designed with terra cotta - and the entrepreneurs and laborers involved in its manufacture. Terra-Cotta Skyline also tells of the efforts of determined current-day preservationists to protect this threatened part of our architectural heritage.

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Language
English
Pages
160

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Terra-cotta skyline: New York's architectural ornament
1997, Princeton Architectural Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-158) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
729/.5
Library of Congress
NA3511.N48 T86 1997, NA3511.N48T86 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 160 p. :
Number of pages
160

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1011735M
Internet Archive
terracottaskylin0000tuni
ISBN 10
1568981058
LCCN
96052343
OCLC/WorldCat
36130720
Library Thing
1258556
Goodreads
1621230

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL3357304W

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