Toward a Simpler Way of Life

Toward a Simpler Way of Life
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 0520209168
ISBN-13 : 9780520209169
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Book Synopsis Toward a Simpler Way of Life by : Robert Winter

Download or read book Toward a Simpler Way of Life written by Robert Winter and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anti-commercial and anti-modern, the California Arts and Crafts Movement drew upon the decorative schemes of English Tudor, Swiss chalet, Japanese temple, and Spanish mission, evoking an earlier time before modern industry and technology intruded. This book celebrates the Movement with chapters on architects such as Bernard Maybeck, Charles and Henry Greene, John Galen Howard, and Julia Morgan. 365 duotone photos.


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