History of the Built Environment I (ID 108)

Explores the homes built by elite colonial Philadelphians as retreats--which balanced English models with developing local taste. Illustrated with nearly 150 photographs, more than 60 plans and line drawings, and two color galleries (following pages 110 and 206). Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Covers period styles from the 17th century to the present day. Available through Fairchild Books ID Library (login required).

Color photographs of period interiors, furniture and decorative arts. Full text available for free from The Metropolitan Museum (open access).

Covers neoclassicism in Europe and the United States, as well as the influence of neoclassicism on later periods

Highlights furniture from England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Russia, or Spain, dating from the Renaissance to the late nineteenth century

Includes photographs of antique furniture, illustrations of period interiors, drawings from cabinetmakers' pattern books, and contemporary interiors that incorporate antique furniture. Covers William & Mary, Queen Anne, Palladian, Rococo, Neoclassical, Adam, and Regency styles.

Features Georgian tables, seating, case goods, and other furniture, with color photographs, line drawings and details

Features Regency architecture, interiors and furnishings, with color photographs, line drawings and sketches

Features early American architecture, interiors and furnishings, with color photographs and floor plans