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Guastavino vaulting : the art of structural tile / John Ochsendorf ; photographs by Michael Freeman.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection NA737.G79 O28 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ochsendorf, John Allen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Guastavino, Rafael, 1842-1908--Criticism and interpretation.
- Guastavino, Rafael.
- Guastavino, Rafael, 1872-1950--Criticism and interpretation.
- R. Guastavino Company--History.
- R. Guastavino Company.
- Vaults (Architecture).
- Tile construction.
- Physical Description:
- 255 p. : ill. (some col.), plans ; 29 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- Mediterranean origins
- Toward the Boston Public Library, 1881-92
- The success of the Guastavino Company, 1893-1908
- Rafael Guastavino Jr. and the mature company, 1909-29
- Reasons for success
- The decline of Guastavino vaulting, 1930-62
- The legacy of the Guastavino Company
- Appendices: Selected list of extant buildings with Guastavino tile vaulting.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Greenfield fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9781568987415 (alk. paper)
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