Title The great Australian dream : the history of the Australian house / John Archer

Edition [New edition] Published Pymble, N.S.W. : Angus & Robertson, 1996

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
WATERFT ART&ARCH	728.0994 Arc/Gad		AVAILABLE

Description 240 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 26 cm Contents Introduction -- No permanent habitations -- Windows they have none 1788-1820 -- Earth from the site 1820-1840 -- Father tried to improve it 1840-1860 -- Colonial fashions 1860-1880 -- A wilderness of villas 1880-1900 -- Distinctively Australian 1900-1920 -- Our bungalow of dreams 1920-1940 -- Modern as tomorrow's milk 1940-1960 -- Inside the illusion 1960-1988 Summary First published as: Building a nation : a history of the Australian house Sydney : Collins, 1987 Includes index Bibliography: p 233-238 Notes CIP confirmed First published as: Building a nation : a history of the Australian house. Sydney : Collins, 1987 Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 233-238 Subject Architecture, Domestic -- History. Architecture, Domestic -- Australia -- History. Architecture, Domestic -- Australia. Dwellings -- Australia -- History. House construction -- Australia -- History. SUBJECT Australia -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114315 LC no. 96154285 ISBN 0207190038 (paperback)

Other Titles Building a nation Great Australian dream Building a nation

  Permalink