The architecture of Ralph Adams Cram and his office.9780393731040 The architecture of Ralph Adams Cram Ralph Adams Cram, (December_16, 1863 - September_22, 1942), was an American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the gothic style. Early life and his office. Anthony, Ethan. W.W. Norton 2007 256 pages $60.00 Hardcover NA737 In this volume Anthony, the president of the firm founded by architect Ralph Adams Cram in 1889, surveys Cram's life and career. Approximately 300 b&w photographs depict de·pict tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. the architect's achievements, which vary greatly in function (religious, educational, commercial) and style (gothic, renaissance, Tudor, and Arts and Crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , to name a few). Well-known buildings include the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , and the Post Headquarters at the US Military Academy at West Point. Some floor plans are included. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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