{"product_id":"everyday-architecture-of-the-mid-atlantic-gabrielle-m-lanier-9780801853258","title":"Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic: Looking at Buildings and Landscapes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis richly illustrated volume explores the character of pre-1940 domestic and agricultural buildings in the towns and rural landscapes of southern New Jersey, Delaware, and coastal Maryland and Virginia. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Fred Kniffen Prize from the Pioneer America Society \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the eighteenth-century single-room \"mansions\" of Delaware's Cypress Swamp district to the early twentieth-century suburban housing around Philadelphia and Wilmington, the architectural landscape of the mid-Atlantic region is both rich and varied. In this pioneering field guide to the region's historic vernacular architecture, Gabrielle Lanier and Bernard Herman describe the remarkably diverse building traditions that have overlapped and influenced one another for generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith more than 300 illustrations and photographs, \u003ci\u003eEveryday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e explores the character of pre-1940 domestic and agricultural buildings in the towns and rural landscapes of southern New Jersey, Delaware, and coastal Maryland and Virginia. Approaching their subject \"archaeologically,\" the authors examine the \"layers\" of a structure's past to show how it has changed over time and to reveal telling details about its occupants and the community in which they lived. The book provides architectural information as well as a working methodology for anyone wanting to explore and learn from traditional architecture and landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors conclude that, as a vital cultural artifact, the distinctive architecture of the mid-Atlantic needs to be identified, recorded, and preserved. \u003ci\u003eEveryday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e gives proof to the insights architecture offers into who we are culturally as a community, a region, and a nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabrielle M. Lanier,Bernard L. Herman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801853257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801853258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.49h x 8.46w x 1.14d","brand":"Gabrielle M. Lanier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448951582975,"sku":"9780801853258","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_820d1bfb-996f-4e62-baac-a91b3afc8d89.jpg?v=1777261318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/everyday-architecture-of-the-mid-atlantic-gabrielle-m-lanier-9780801853258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}