Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Description for Grand Hotels
Paperback. An architectural and social history that covers the globe from the 1830s to the 1930s, and also takes note of the most the refurbishments. It explores different aspects of this all-but-vanished world of opulence, from the entrepreneurs, architects and designers who made it possible to the ambitious individuals and dynasties that kept it going. Num Pages: 304 pages, 184 black & white illustrations, 216 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AMC; AMK; HBG; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 220 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1355.
"Grand Hotels" is the fruit of the many years Elaine Denby has devoted to travels and visits throughout Europe, North America, the Near East and the Orient; it is a fascinating architectural and social history that covers the globe from the 1830s to the 1930s, but which also takes note of the most recent refurbishments. The styles of architecture and decor have varied enormously for grand hotels: a French Renaissance chateau manner for the Canadian Pacific Railroad in the 1880s; a fantastic Moorish-style confection for the Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf Coast (1891); and, Art Deco for Oliver Hill's seaside ... Read more
"Grand Hotels" is the fruit of the many years Elaine Denby has devoted to travels and visits throughout Europe, North America, the Near East and the Orient; it is a fascinating architectural and social history that covers the globe from the 1830s to the 1930s, but which also takes note of the most recent refurbishments. The styles of architecture and decor have varied enormously for grand hotels: a French Renaissance chateau manner for the Canadian Pacific Railroad in the 1880s; a fantastic Moorish-style confection for the Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf Coast (1891); and, Art Deco for Oliver Hill's seaside ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861891211
SKU
V9781861891211
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Elaine Denby
Elaine Denby is an architect and a member of the RIBA and the Art Workers Guild.
Reviews for Grand Hotels