Cheap, Quick, and Easy: Imitative Architectural Materials, 1870-1930 - Hardcover

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Simpson (art history, Washington and Lee U.) examines the development, manufacture, uses, advertising, and popular reception of the architectural materials that proliferated between 1870 and 1930, including rockface concrete blocks, pressed metal imitations of stone, linoleum "marble" and "parquet," and embossed wall coverings. Includes good, detailed b&w illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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