Caribbean Houses: History, Style, and Architecture
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847832139 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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glenda said Excellent and Beautiful. A gorgeous book and up to date photography of wonderful architecture, interior design and history. If you love the West Indies Style, with both french, british, spanish and african influences you will drool over this book. You get a feel for the real carribean and not the "resort' carribean. If you go to the Carribean for culture as well as nice beach vacations, you will appreciate this book. If you like to stay at the hotel pool, this is . Beautiful book is also good architectural history Yep, I'll be jumping on the bandwagon with this one. This is a beautiful book that not only dazzles the eyes with exceptional photography, but teaches us a bit of Caribbean colonial history as well. Here is the authentic Caribbean, the one you'll find if you search beyond the typical tourist destinations.The chapters are arranged, rather uniquely, by colonial backgrounds and their corresponding styles. The Spanish, English, Dutch, French, . Style and warm sea breezes Percy Lovetonsil A leisurely stroll through the manor houses of the colonial period. Brief historical sketches of the islands, and well photographed interior shots of these treasures. Exterior photographs show the exotic surroundings. Some architectural commentary, but no floor plans or measured drawings of the rooms. The book, however is a delightful visual read that entices the reader to come and visit this grand area of the West Indies.R.W.B.
. Croix, and Deer Isle, Maine. Michael Connors is a contributor to numerous trade journals, including Art & Antiques and The Magazine Antiques, and he has written many books, including Caribbean Elegance, French Island Elegance, and Cuban Elegance. He lives in New York City, St
"A rare look into the interiors of these historic houses, complete with exotic tropical hardwoods, indigenous stone, local crafts and contemporary furnishings, Caribbean Houses is one for the bookshelf." AlltheBestBlog"The photographs are glorious this makes an excellent coffee-table book" Caribbean Beat
With the disappearance of so much of the Caribbean’s historic domestic architecture, the colonial residences that still exist represent an important historical record of the Caribbean’s material culture.. The book is divided into five chapters, one for each European heritage: the Spanish Antilles, the Dutch Leewards, the English Islands, the French Lesser Antilles, and the Danish Virgin Islands. An authoritative text sheds light on the area’s rich architectural and interior design history and gives the reader a unique view of houses that combine the tradition of European styles with the vernacular island forms and decorative motifs. Caribbean Houses is a lavishly illustrated account of the development of historically significant houses in the West Indies. Author M