Houses of worship : an identification guide to the history and styles of American religious architecture / Jeffery Howe.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: San Diego, Calif. : Thunder Bay Press, c2003.Description: 448 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 1571459707
  • 9781571459701
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Houses of worship.LOC classification:
  • NA 5205 .H69 2003
Contents:
The history of religious architecture in the United States -- Early religious architecture in the U.S.-the first houses of worship -- Colonial churches-the Eighteenth century -- European revivals of the Nineteenth Century -- Victorian -- Pre-WWII-eclectic revivals -- The modern age.
Summary: A guidebook to the architectural styles of American churches and temples, Houses of Worship is highly illustrated with color photographs and explanatory line drawings. A survey of American religious architecture, this book is a history of the development of American religious history, a guidebook to assist in the identification of the style of individual buildings based on historical examples of typical buildings, and a travel guide to regional monuments of interesting architecture.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-443) and index.

The history of religious architecture in the United States -- Early religious architecture in the U.S.-the first houses of worship -- Colonial churches-the Eighteenth century -- European revivals of the Nineteenth Century -- Victorian -- Pre-WWII-eclectic revivals -- The modern age.

A guidebook to the architectural styles of American churches and temples, Houses of Worship is highly illustrated with color photographs and explanatory line drawings. A survey of American religious architecture, this book is a history of the development of American religious history, a guidebook to assist in the identification of the style of individual buildings based on historical examples of typical buildings, and a travel guide to regional monuments of interesting architecture.

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