Roots of Home: Our Journey to a New Old House by Russell Versaci (Hardcover) New

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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Book Series
Great Designs from Fine Woodworking Ser.
Edition
2
ISBN
9781561588671
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Taunton Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1561588679
ISBN-13
9781561588671
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65567512

Product Key Features

Book Title
Roots of Home : Our Journey to a New Old House
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Buildings / Residential, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
House & Home, Architecture
Author
Russell Versaci
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
52.9 Oz
Item Length
10.9 in
Item Width
9.2 in

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Trade
LCCN
2008-006715
Reviews
"Russell Versaci explores the cultural memory of America's classical heritage with a joyful voyage through the four national traditions that have played central roles in determining it from the colonial past to the present day. In this fascinating and infectiously adoring history lesson, he again provides an essential guide for the practitioner, client, and lover of architecture alike...ROOTS OF HOME opens architecture as a window on history, explaining how and why the styles and forms that we see and that so many still yearn to inhabit came to be in the first place. (Who knew, for example, that America's iconic log cabin originated in Scandinavia and spread across the young Republic from its advent along the Delaware River in the short-lived colony of New Sweden? It suddenly makes so much sense!) And a periodic glossary further decodes the meaning of place that informs the nation. This book brings the past to life for all readers and promises the same for all those design professionals seeking to reinterpret it for the built future ahead." -- Paul Gunther, President, Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America, "Russell Versaci explores the cultural memory of America's classical heritage with a joyful voyage through the four national traditions that have played central roles in determining it from the colonial past to the present day. In this fascinating and infectiously adoring history lesson, he again provides an essential guide for the practitioner, client, and lover of architecture alike...ROOTS OF HOME opens architecture as a window on history, explaining how and why the styles and forms that we see and that so many still yearn to inhabit came to be in the first place. (Who knew, for example, that America's iconic log cabin originated in Scandinavia and spread across the young Republic from its advent along the Delaware River in the short-lived colony of New Sweden? It suddenly makes so much sense!) And a periodic glossary further decodes the meaning of place that informs the nation. This book brings the past to life for all readers and promises the same for all those design professionals seeking to reinterpret it for the built future ahead." -- Paul Gunther "President, Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America"
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
728/.370973
Table Of Content
Introduction Footprints of the Past as Blueprints for the FutureTen Colonial Cradles of Home PART 1 Our Spanish Heritage Florida Peninsula: St. Augustine Style Texas Borderlands: Spanish Mission Revival Alta California: Spanish Colonial Revival PART 2 Our French Heritage Mississippi Valley: French Creole Cottage Gulf Coast: French Colonial Plantation PART 3 Our English Heritage Chesapeake Bay: Maryland Manor House New England: Connecticut River Valley Colonial Carolina Low Country: Anglo-Caribbean Plantation Carolina Low Country: Charleston Single House PART 4 Our Continental Heritage: Free Trade, Log Cabins, and Brotherly Love Delaware Valley: Swedish Log Cabin Hudson Valley: Dutch Colonial Revival Delaware Valley: Pennsylvania Dutch Farmhouse Southwest Borderlands: Texas German Hill Country Ranch Directory of Architects
Synopsis
Both an architectural feast and field guide for creating new old houses, "Roots of Home "traces the development of today's traditional homes from the earliest colonial styles in a visually stunning journey. Russell Versaci takes you back to the beginning, when our ancestors built homes that reflected their Old World pasts tempered with the New World realities. As they settled new territories, they carried the homes of their forefathers with them like a touchstone. They sowed farms and towns with houses similar to the ones they left behind, but suited to the new climates and materials surrounding them. Each old-house style showcased, though always decidedly American--New England Colonial, Pennsylvania Dutch, French Creole, Spanish Mission--represents the cumulative history of generations adapting to new places. With Russell Versaci as your guide, you will see how yesterday's houses evolved into the classic homes we love today and you will learn how to create a new old house that evokes ageless character., The Roots of Home is a book of journeys that traces the development of classic American house styles. The book provides a unique portrait of the evolutionary thread of traditional homes from the early Colonial settlements to the present day. It is both an architectural tour and a field guide for creating new old houses.
LC Classification Number
NA7205.V48 2008

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