| Description |
xxi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of terms; Part I. Building in the Venetian Lagoon: 1. General introduction; 2. The lagunar environment; 3. An historical introduction; 4. Building materials and their sources; 5. Methods of construction and vernacular details; 6. The guild system and the building crafts; 7. The economics of building in the lagoon; Part II. Housing Typology: 8. The city Palazzo-F-ntego: its structure and appearance; 9. Derivations from the Palazzo-F-ntego in the city; 10. Housing typology in the lagoon villages: an introduction; Part III. The Architecture of the Lagoon: an Illustrated Survey: 12. Murano; 13. Burano: a village of fishermen's cottages; 14. Pellestrina; 14. The rural and semi-rural environment: Mazzorbo, Torcello and Malamocco; 15. Conclusions; Postscript; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index |
| Analysis |
Italy Venice Vernacular houses Architectural features |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 348-354 |
| Subject |
Architecture, Domestic -- Italy -- Venice.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Italy -- Venice.
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Vernacular architecture -- Italy -- Venice.
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| SUBJECT |
Venice (Italy) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79018142 -- Buildings, structures, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004820
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| LC no. |
88018155 |
| ISBN |
0521345812 |
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