Description: Lighthouses (Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks in Architecture, Design & Engineering) Author: Sara E. Wermiel Title: Lighthouses (Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks in Architecture, Design & Engineering) Publication: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006 Description: Hardcover. New oversized hardcover in a new dust jacket. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. (8.9 x 1.1 x 11.5 inches) Includes appendix, bibliography, index, glossary, photos, diagrams, and a CDFast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. The fourth title in the Norton/Library of Congress series, this abundantly illustrated book conveys the romance and beauty of lighthouses and beacons while explaining the development of the forms, materials, architecture, and engineering of their structure: wood, masonry, cast-iron plate, on- and off-shore skeletal, caisson, and reinforced concrete.It covers lighthouses from all parts of the United States from the late eighteenth century to the 1940s, when control of the lighthouses was transferred to the Coast Guard and after which few new ones were constructed. Images of lighthouses from coast to coast provide examples of striking design and setting as well as celebrating technological achievement and the work of important engineers include associated structures such as keepers' quarters, fog signal buildings, boathouses and boat railroads, cistern buildings, barns, and workshops, as well as interiors and working details of the light mechanisms. Seller ID: 201204 Subject: Art The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Sara E. Wermiel
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Year Printed: 2006
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
