The American House Styles Of Architecture Coloring Book (Dover History Coloring Book) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Here is the grand sweep of American domestic architecture . . . from mud pueblos to solar-heated contemporaries, from log cabins to town houses, from sod huts to Greek Revival mansions. Spanning roughly 500 years, the dwellings reveal a remarkable variety of styles and approaches.Noted illustrator A. G. Smith has rendered over forty extant structures in crisp, detailed drawings. Ranging from the Taos Pueblo (New Mexico, pre-sixteenth century) to a striking contemporary design by John Milnes Baker, the houses represent a host of native and European-inspired styles: Spanish Colonial Revival, Georgian, High-Victorian Gothic, Italianate, Second Empire, Stick Style, Richardson Romanesque, Beaux-Arts Classical, Prairie, and many others.Rich, informative captions date and identify each house as well as describing important architectural features, methods, and materials of construction and historical background, and showing how Old World architectural styles were adapted and modified in America.In addition to many hours of coloring fun, this book offers students, cultural historians, and Americana enthusiasts a step-by-step overview of the evolution of American architecture — from its primitive origins to the technologically sophisticated homes of today.
Series: Dover History Coloring Book
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (August 1, 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486244725
ISBN-13: 978-0486244723
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 0.2 x 11.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #73,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #24 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Architecture #395 in Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture #1547 in Books > Children's Books > Activities, Crafts & Games > Activity Books
Age Range: 11 - 14 years
Grade Level: 6 - 8
This coloring book has highly detailed, architectural pictures for grown-ups who still love to color. And while children might possibly enjoy this type of coloring book, the finely detailed, intricate pictures would be more fully appreciated by older teens or adults.UPDATE: Apparently, coloring books for adults have come into vogue as "art therapy." Coloring is relaxing and can reduce stress. I could have told them that years ago! Keep on coloring people! 5/2015
I just purchased these Dover COloring Books for my mother and she loves them. The detail is out of this world and the variety of colors you can use are only limited by your inagination. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
I got my first dover coloring book about 30 years ago and have been hooked. I now have a collection of about 20. They are kind of hard to find in retail and when you do the selection is poor.I find coloring to be very relaxing when you are stressed. I also cannot just watch tv I like to be doing crochet or cross stitching, coloring.These books are very well done as far as the drawings are concerned. They can be very intricate. Some are made more for children but many would be hard for a child under say 10yrs old to do and feel good about.They are best done with colored pencils as you can get really good at shading and make them really pretty.I highly recommend this and many others. I do own this specific book.
I have anxiety disorder. These coloring books are so relaxing. When I get upset or stressed out about something, instead of freaking out, I just grab my coloring book, color pencils, and I forget all the stress. I loved coloring the houses and yards in this book. It was fun to dream about what color I would paint them if they were mine.
Bought this for my senior father in law, who is 90 years old and has dementia. He liked it a lot...considering he is so limited in what he is capable of doing physically or mentally. Adult Coloring Books are wonderful for seniors who are in this situation.
Fun for information, education and coloring but some aspects were tiring; the number of similar home styles and limited numbers of colors to be used for lawns, shrubs, houses. The information about the style and architecture were an added bonus I wasn't expecting to learn.
I greatly enjoyed coloring these exceptionally well rendered drawings.All kinds of dwellings/houses are featured, including foregrounds of trees, etc., and occasionally tiny people are pictured dressed as they would be from that period. There were also comments made about each, which I found interesting and informative.The pictures contain small details. Definitely not for a child. I would say this is a coloring book for adults.Highly recommended.
The pictures in this book are on back-to-back pages, so the only medium you can use are colored pencils and even they will show through onto the other side. This is more like a history lesson book about early American houses more on the level for a pre-teen to learn from and color. Was not impressed at all!
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