Description
Invitation to Vernacular Architecture: A Guide to the Examine of Unusual Buildings and Landscapes is a manual for exploring and interpreting vernacular architecture, the typical buildings of particular regions and time periods. Thomas Carter and Elizabeth Collins Cromley provide a comprehensive introduction to the sphere.
Rich with illustrations and written in a transparent and jargon-free style, Invitation to Vernacular Architecture is a perfect text for courses in architecture, subject material culture studies, historic preservation, American studies, and history, and an invaluable guide for someone interested within the built environment.