Examines the career of restoration architect G. Edwin Brumbaugh to map the evolution of his ideologies, methodology, and professional practice, and to determine the degree to which he affected the professionalization of restoration architecture.
University of Pennsylvania Press
Recounts the story of the strong, proud and, at times, fierce people who once thrived along the Delaware River.
Sweeping narrative about the men and women who shaped the Brandywine's history and culture.
"Line and berry inlay was a form of surface decoration used on furniture forms throughout the eighteenth century in Pennsylvania. It consisted of patterns of intersecting arcs of inlay laid out with a compass, often terminating in circular patches of inlay, or berries, and related types of inlay, such as herringbone bordering.
Pennsylvania wainscot chairs (primarily originating from Chester County and Philadelphia) are rare, early 18th-century joined armchairs. They uniquely blend English, Welsh, and Germanic woodworking styles. They are highly prized in antique collections for their broad proportions, scalloped crest rails, and arched back panels
Published initially on the occasion of the national convention of the American Institute of Architects in the spring of 1961 and is the first general survey of Philadelphia architecture to appear.
The only comprehensive readers' tour of the nation's richest array of historic residences open to the public, the book is complete with maps, touring information, and historical notes on fifty distinctive homes.
Traces a continuous line of women of European, African, and Native American descent who cared for the afflicted in their communities, manufactured and marketed medicines, and interacted with the leading male doctors of their day.
