Guastavino vaulting
Subtitle: the art of structural tile
By: John Ochsendorf ; photographs by Michael Freeman.
Contributors: Freeman, Michael, 1945-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781568987415
Subjects: Guastavino, Rafael, -- 1842-1908 -- Criticism and interpretation; Guastavino, Rafael, -- 1872-1950 -- Criticism and interpretation; R. Guastavino Company -- History; Vaults (Architecture); Tile construction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Mediterranean origins; title: Toward the Boston Public Library, 1881-92; title: The success of the Guastavino Company, 1893-1908; title: Rafael Guastavino Jr. and the mature company, 1909-29; title: Reasons for success; title: The decline of Guastavino vaulting, 1930-62; title: The legacy of the Guastavino Company; title: Appendices: list of extant buildings with Guastavino tile vaulting.