The great houses of San Francisco /

By:

Bruce, Curt

Contributor(s):

Aidala, Thomas

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Arch Cape Press : Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1987.Description: iv, 204 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0517625377 :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

728/.09794/61 19

LOC classification:

NA735.S35 B78 1987

Contents:

Contents Photographer's Note iv / The Great City 1 / The Great Houses 49 / Epilogue 191 / Street Address Index 201 / Index of Buildings 203 / From the Authors 204 /

Summary: For everyone who has ever left their heart in San Francisco, for armchair tourists, and for architecture buffs, The Great House of San Francisco is a treasure trove of images and information. In more the n200 superb photographs and a gracefully informative text, the book presents the great houses of San Francisco, both private residences and public buildings, in all their individuality, style, and imaginative detail. Shown here is an architecture derived from the exuberance of late nineteenth-century San Francisco.Primed by the discovery of gold, sustained by the discovery of silver, the China trade, and the transcontinental railroads, the city throbbed with vitality, enthusiasm, and an appetite for life - all reflected in the remarkable buildings it produced. Curt Bruce's photographs capture the buildings' sensuous lines, their curlicues, scrolls, and stained-glass windows, enabling readers to appreciate the originality of form that makes the small houses and mansions, the opera house the city hall, factories and fires stations a joy to look at.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	Carleton University, AVRC	Richardson Collection - Non CIrculating - Call No. Accompanied by Red Dot	Open-stacks	NA735.S35 B78 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		16055001133

Includes indexes.

Earlier edition published in 1974.

Contents Photographer's Note iv / The Great City 1 / The Great Houses 49 / Epilogue 191 / Street Address Index 201 / Index of Buildings 203 / From the Authors 204 /

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