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Guastavino vaulting : the art of structural tile / John Ochsendorf ; photographs by Michael Freeman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2010.Description: 255 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9781568987415 (alk. paper)
  • 1568987412 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 721/.430922 22
LOC classification:
  • NA737.G79 O28 2010
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available online.
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: list of extant buildings with Guastavino tile vaulting.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-251) and index.

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: list of extant buildings with Guastavino tile vaulting.

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