An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape

Covering the full range of building in the early South from 1607 to the 1820s, An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape traces the origin and development of American architectural vocabulary in the colonies and states of the southern seaboard from Delaware to Georgia. From the fortified earthfast dwellings of John Smith's Jamestown to the intellectualized landscape of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, southern architectural forms and landscape underwent major changes - as did the language of building. Carl R. Lounsbury provides a rich compilation of architectural and landscape terms delineating both regional and traditional terminology as well as classical influences introduced by English architectural books and professionally trained craftsmen. Containing 1,500 terms ranging from building types to methods of construction, the glossary is the first book of its kind to identify and define the language of building during this formative period of architectural development. Abundantly illustrated with over 300 photographs and drawings, An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape will be of great interest to architectural historians, cultural historians, historic preservation offices and preservationists, and students of American English.