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Victorian glory in San Francisco and the Bay Area / Paul Duchscherer ; photographs by Douglas Keister.
Fine Arts Library NA7238.S35 D83 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duchscherer, Paul.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture, Domestic--California--San Francisco.
- Architecture, Domestic.
- Architecture, Victorian--California--San Francisco.
- Architecture, Victorian.
- Dwellings--California--San Francisco.
- Dwellings.
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--San Francisco.
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- San Francisco (Calif.).
- California--San Francisco.
- Physical Description:
- 200 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Viking Studio, [2001]
- Summary:
- Once again the expert team of Paul Duchscherer and Douglas Keister have devoted their efforts to preserving in book form the beauty and historic significance of the famous Victorian architecture of San Francisco and the Bay Area, which is admired worldwide.
- Local residents, visitors, and armchair travelers will all be delighted and informed by this unique visual resource, which combines an insightful study of the region's history with a thorough survey of its Victorian house styles. Prominently featured are many examples of fine 19th-century homes from neighboring communities across the Bay. Supported by period archival images, the lively and authoritative text by Paul Duchscherer is lavishly illustrated throughout with superb color photography by Douglas Keister.
- In addition to the text and photographs about the various house styles, the book includes a section called "Before and After" that presents the architectural transformations made by dedicated homeowners, who have brought neglected Victorian houses back to life, thus contributing to today's vital historic-preservation movement. The concluding chapter on "Victorian Revival Interiors" is a spectacular showcase of recent interior-design projects.
- Contents:
- Preface: Musings on San Francisco, the Bay Area, Victorian homes, and this book 1
- Introduction: New Spain to the Gold Rush: Overview of Local History and Lore 5
- Victorian House Planning: Solutions to Nineteenth-Century Housing Needs 21
- Gothic Revival Style: A Fusion of Romanticism and Historicism 32
- Italianate Style: American Homes with Renaissance Ideals 46
- Second Empire Style: The French Connection 64
- Stick / Eastlake Style: Design Reform as Fashionable Taste 75
- Queen Anne Style: Grand Finale of Victorian Eclecticism 91
- Colonial Revival / Classical Revival Styles: American Nationalism and the Beaux Arts Influence 114
- Shingle Style: Toward Simplicity and the First Bay Tradition 129
- Hybrid Styles: Singular Combinations of Multiple Styles 136
- The Edwardian Era: Postscript for the Victorian Age 151
- Before and After: Transformations of Restoration and Renovation 158
- Victorian Revival Interiors: The Future of Nineteenth-Century Design 174.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliography (pages 195-197).
- ISBN:
- 0670893765
- OCLC:
- 48252008
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