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Barber's Turn-of-the-Century Houses

Author : George F. Barber

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 42,81 MB

Release : 2012-03-14

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 0486141241

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At the turn of the twentieth century, George F. Barber ran a successful architectural firm. Today, surviving examples of Barber's signature designs are the pride of their communities. This architectural snapshot from 1901 features working floor plans and fine drawings of more than eighty of Barber's distinctive dwellings. Specializing in serving a mail-order clientele, Barber's company produced catalogs "giving floor plans of a convenient and practical character, and exterior designs of artistic merit in the various prevailing styles." Prepared from long, practical experience, the handsome designs and plans range from the modest to the magnificent, including stately Georgians and colonials as well as snug country homes and seaside cottages. Loaded with spacious kitchens and double parlors as well as porches and balconies of beautiful classic design, this authentic guide will fascinate architectural historians, preservationists, and home restorers, along with anyone interested in Victorian-era architecture.



Turn-of-the-century Houses, Cottages, and Villas

Author : Robert W. Shoppell

Publisher : Courier Dover Publications

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 46,4 MB

Release : 1983

Category : Architecture

ISBN :

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A rich reliable record of floor plans and line illustrations for 118 houses, cottages and villas — from the late Victorian era (ca. 1880-1900) — is reprinted directly from the pages of Shoppell's Catalogs, comprising an authentic and revealing source of late Victorian American architecture. Approximately 300 drawings.



The Barber of Damascus

Author : Dana Sajdi

Publisher : Stanford University Press

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 13,36 MB

Release : 2013-10-09

Category : History

ISBN : 0804788286

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This book is about a barber, Shihab al-Din Ahmad Ibn Budayr, who shaved and coiffed, and probably circumcised and healed, in Damascus in the 18th century. The barber may have been a "nobody," but he wrote a history book, a record of the events that took place in his city during his lifetime. Dana Sajdi investigates the significance of this book, and in examining the life and work of Ibn Budayr, uncovers the emergence of a larger trend of history writing by unusual authors—people outside the learned establishment—and a new phenomenon: nouveau literacy. The Barber of Damascus offers the first full-length microhistory of an individual commoner in Ottoman and Islamic history. Contributing to Ottoman popular history, Arabic historiography, and the little-studied cultural history of the 18th century Levant, the volume also examines the reception of the barber's book a century later to explore connections between the 18th and the late 19th centuries and illuminates new paths leading to the Nahda, the Arab Renaissance.



Victorian Cottage Architecture

Author : George F. Barber

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 30,9 MB

Release : 2012-03-08

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 0486140067

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Book Description

Reprint of rare catalog by one of America's most successful, late-19th-century domestic architects, with more than 100 designs for 68 houses including elevations and floor plans.



A House in the Sun

Author : Daniel A. Barber

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 353 pages

File Size : 12,93 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 0199394016

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A House in the Sun describes a number of experiments in solar house heating in the 1940s and 1950s. It shows how resource limitations were seen as an opportunity for design to attain new relevance for social and cultural transformations.



1000 Turn-of-the-Century Houses

Author : Herbert C. Chivers

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 29,87 MB

Release : 2011-09-12

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 0486138631

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A remarkable presentation of the "finished ideas of a practicing architect of high rank in his profession," this early-twentieth-century showcase of homes features a wide range of designs from a Midwest master. Reproduced from a rare edition, the work features a splendid array of dwellings, from cottages and bungalows to sprawling mansions. Each house is meticulously illustrated and accompanied by complete floor plans. "A poorly planned house is usually more expensive than a modern practical plan," according to the author, architect Herbert C. Chivers. Combining "modern methods" with attractive but modestly priced plans, Chivers promoted his business with sketches of stylish homes, accompanied by brief captions stating dimensions, prices, and occasional suggestions for modifications. This reprint of his complete guide to domestic architecture of the early 1900s constitutes a valuable resource for home hobbyists, architecture students and professionals, as well as antique collectors.



J.D. and the Great Barber Battle

Author : J. Dillard

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 130 pages

File Size : 36,65 MB

Release : 2021-02-23

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0593111524

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Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious new illustrated chapter book series J.D. has a big problem--it's the night before the start of third grade and his mom has just given him his first and worst home haircut. When the steady stream of insults from the entire student body of Douglass Elementary becomes too much for J.D., he takes matters into his own hands and discovers that, unlike his mom, he's a genius with the clippers. His work makes him the talk of the town and brings him enough hair business to open a barbershop from his bedroom. But when Henry Jr., the owner of the only official local barbershop, realizes he's losing clients to J.D., he tries to shut him down for good. How do you find out who's the best barber in all of Meridian, Mississippi? With a GREAT BARBER BATTLE! From the hilarious and creative mind of J. Dillard, an entrepreneur, public speaker, and personal barber, comes a new chapter book series with characters that are easy to fall for and nearly impossible to forget. Akeem S. Roberts' lively illustrations make this series a must-buy for reluctant readers. 2021 New York Public Library Best Books 2021 Chicago Public Library Best Books 2021 School Library Journal Best Books 2022-2023 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List 2022 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor



New York Interiors at the Turn of the Century

Author : Joseph Byron

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 180 pages

File Size : 44,36 MB

Release : 1976-01-01

Category : Photography

ISBN : 9780486233598

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Book Description

Descriptive notes and a discussion of stylistic influences augment one hundred thirty-one rare photographs portraying the interiors of New York City homes, businesses, and public places between 1893 and 1916



Knights of the Razor

Author : Douglas Walter Bristol

Publisher : JHU Press

Page : 229 pages

File Size : 33,6 MB

Release : 2009-11

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 080189283X

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They advocated economic independence from whites and founded insurance companies that became some of the largest black-owned corporations.--L. Diane Barnes "Alabama Review"



Stalin's Barber

Author : Paul M. Levitt

Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications

Page : 393 pages

File Size : 34,78 MB

Release : 2012-12-16

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1589797728

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Avraham Bahar leaves debt-ridden and depressed Albania to seek a better life in, ironically, Stalinist Russia. A professional barber, he curries favor with the Communist regime, ultimately being invited to become Stalin’s personal barber at the Kremlin, where he is entitled to live in a government house with other Soviet dignitaries. In the intrigue that follows, Avraham, now known as Razan, is not only barber to Stalin but also to the many Stalin look-alikes that the paranoid dictator circulates to thwart possible assassination attempts—including one from Razan himself.