<I>A History of Architecture</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1931
name: label: Published by
content: Charles Scribner's Sons, American, founded 1846
label: Written by
content: Sir Banister Fletcher
label: Owned by
content: Julian Abele Cook Sr., American, 1904 - 1986
notes: label: Description
content: A dark blue, hardback, ninth edition of A History of Architecture owned and used by architect Julian Abele Cook, Sr.
label: Description
content: The blue front cover of the book (a) is iullstrated in gold with an image of a goddess, likely Hestia, holding a scroll and seated beneath an ornate pediment. On either side are trees planted in urns. beneath Hestia, set within an etablature above ornate columns, is the title: [A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE / ON THE COMPARATIVE METHOD / SIR BANISTER FLETCHER]. The first two pages (b) have become detached from the text block. One of the pages has an inscription in black ink: [This Book is the Property of: / Julian A. Cook]. The interior contents are divided into five sections: Influences, Architectural Character, Examples, and Comparative Analysis. The book has about 4,000 illustrations, including full-page line illustrations and maps, listed in the front "List of Illustrations" beginning on page xii.
label: Description
content: Within the book is a handmade cloth spinal bookmark (.2) wrapped in red paper.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Literature
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter Cook in honor of Julian Francis Abele and Julian Abele Cook, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.95.10.1ab-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: bookmarks
label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: 2021.95.10.1ab: ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard
label: Medium
content: 2021.95.10.2: pressure-sensitive tape on ink on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2021.95.10.1ab: open): 9 5/8 × 13 7/16 × 1 15/16 in. (24.5 × 34.2 × 5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2021.95.10.1ab: closed): 9 5/8 × 6 × 1 15/16 in. (24.5 × 15.2 × 5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2021.95.10.2: bookmark): 4 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (11.5 × 5.6 cm)