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City of wooden houses : Georgetown, Guyana
- Title
- City of wooden houses : Georgetown, Guyana / Compton Davis.
- Author
- Davis, Compton
- Publication
- London : Merrell, 2017.
- ©2017
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | NA7310.Z9 G46 2017q Oversize | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 189 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps; 30 cm
- Summary
- Georgetown's architecture was molded by the French, Dutch, British and Spanish during the C18th/C19th and built in a classical style reinterpreted by local craftsmen largely in wood. The book gives a brief history of Georgetown, explaining the various house types with photographs of the buildings and their particular features.
- Alternative Title
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Illustrated works
- Pictorial works
- Illustrated works.
- Ouvrages illustrés.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 187) and index.
- Contents
- Forword / David A. Granger -- Introduction: Georgetown and its building tradition -- The wooden houses of Georgetown -- Queenstown -- Kingston -- Cummingsburg -- Stabroek -- Robbstown and Bourda -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9781858946641
- 1858946646
- OCLC
- ocn983822046
- 983822046
- SCSB-8859437
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library