Faces in Stone
Subtitle: Architectural Sculpture in New York City
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: May 27, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780393732344
Subjects: Decoration & Ornament; Interior Design - General; Architecture / Decoration & Ornament; Architecture; Decoration and ornament, Architectural; New York; New York (State); Sculpture
Description: A delightful collection of quirky faces and figures that people New York City buildings. An architectural impulse book, gift-sized and -priced, for those who love finding unknown corners of New York City. This collection of one hundred architectural details features brief introductions and contextual photographs to show the buildings on which the ornaments appear, the addresses, and transportation information.