Figures in Stone: Architectural Sculpture in New York City

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture
Cover of the book Figures in Stone: Architectural Sculpture in New York City by Robert Arthur King, W. W. Norton & Company
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Author: Robert Arthur King ISBN: 9780393712445
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: May 2, 2017
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Robert Arthur King
ISBN: 9780393712445
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: May 2, 2017
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

A delightful collection of quirky faces, figures, and creatures that adorn New York City buildings.

This gift-sized and attractively priced book for architecture buffs features more than two hundred imaginative sculptural details, from the domestic to the fantastic, with a brief introduction and contextual photos to show the building on which each ornament appears, the addresses, and transportation information. Contains the complete contents of King’s Faces in Stone and Animals in Stone, available for the first time in one decisive volume.

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A delightful collection of quirky faces, figures, and creatures that adorn New York City buildings.

This gift-sized and attractively priced book for architecture buffs features more than two hundred imaginative sculptural details, from the domestic to the fantastic, with a brief introduction and contextual photos to show the building on which each ornament appears, the addresses, and transportation information. Contains the complete contents of King’s Faces in Stone and Animals in Stone, available for the first time in one decisive volume.

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