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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 728.8097309034 EAN: 9780393067545 ISBN: 0393067548 Label: W.W. Norton & Co. Manufacturer: W.W. Norton & Co. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: December 17, 2008 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co. Studio: W.W. Norton & Co. Editorial Review: Product Description: A lavishly illustrated history of the opulent art and architecture of the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age (1865-1918) saw the sudden rise High Society, including such prominent families as the Astors, Whitneys, and Vanderbilts. As an aristocracy based on fortunes recently acquired, these families endeavored to blue-blooded nobility, shedding Puritan restraint as they joyously flaunted their new wealth--especially where their homes were concerned. They erected French chateaus and Italian palazzos on New often taking inspiration from Parisian styles of the Second Empire. They rejected more modest American styles just as they rejected middle-class society, and for interior decoration they turned to such artisans as Tiffany, Paris. Immensely readable and illuminated with 250 stunning color and black-and-white illustrations, this is the fascinating millionaire society, the way they lived and partied, and the lush artistic and cultural legacy they established. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A fun read which really delivers on its title and cover imageThis is a survey book of the material culture of Gilded Age America which manages to conjure a sense of having been there. If you enjoy architecture, art, biography and social history, buy this book, because Mr Craven interweaves all of it into entertaining prose. I love that he associates the period's elaboration of manners, art, furniture, clothes, and architecture, and I think he illuminates both the things and the context that gave rise to them. I love that he incorporates the satire of Charles ... Read More Rating:  - One of the worstI rated this book one star because the program required a rating. I'd rather have rated it no stars. I've read some poorly written books in my day; but this book was at the top of the list. Time after time I found really inexcusable errors and even text that was at odds with captions under illustrations on the same page. I was appalled by the sheer amount of misinformation that anyone with even a modicum of knowledge of Gilded Age architecture would recognize. What I find so annoying is that this ... Read More Rating: - One of the Most Beautiful Coffee Table Books Ever!!!!"High society in the 19th century was different from you and me and these ornate luxury, money pits of houses proves that while you can't take it with you, you can sure spend it when you are here." Rating: - Gilded MansionsThe best book for those interested in the history of these great homes and the people that lived in them. Highly recommended Rating: - Wonderfully complete and accurateI agree with the reviewer in N.C. This is an excellent book. Ive read dozens on this subject (old and new) and Craven's book does the following very well. a) includes heretofore unpublished photos of homes and people. This is important for the expert who thought he/she had seen it all. b) the book is beautifully produced. Lush, high grade paper, invitingly formatted. c) gets all the names and generations right. So many of these books end up confusing names and the generations they belong ... Read More |
