French Quarter Manual: An Architectural Guide to New Orleans Vieux Carre.
New Orleans: Tulane School of Architecture, 1997. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 4to. Near Fine. Item #001186
xi, [1], 163 p.p. Illustrated with archival photographs. Light rubbing, smudges to covers with small soil to head of rear cover. Interior clean, crisp. Tight. A near fine copy of an interesting look at the types and styles of homes in the French Quarter, with illustrated parts list noting significant and striking components of the buildings, and an illustrated glossary of styles found in the quarter, including French and Spanish Colonial Styles to Greek and Gothic Revivalist styles up to the modernist period. The street plan for the French Quarter consists of 100 blocks in a grid pattern, developed by French Engineer Adrian de Pauger in 1721.
Price: $45.00