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PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100847832481

ISBN-139780847832484

eBay Product ID (ePID)71902759

Product Key Features

Book TitleRanches of the American West

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAgriculture / Animal Husbandry, Interior Design / General, Decorating, United States / General

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Architecture, Technology & Engineering, House & Home

AuthorLinda Leigh Paul

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight81.5 Oz

Item Length11.3 in

Item Width11.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-924415

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsThis glorious volume showcases the finest American ranches, from century-old working ranches to rugged new compounds designed for life in the West.

Photographed byMathers, Michael

Dewey Decimal728.3730978

SynopsisThe American ranch embodies a rich architectural tradition that has been passed down through generations of ranchers. This book presents twenty-five of the most spectacular Western ranches, including important historical structures and those designed for today's newest ranch owners. With three hundred newly commissioned color photographs of ranches in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, California, Oregon, New Mexico, and Texas, the book will appeal to ranch dwellers as well as homeowners inspired by this rustic and romantic architectural style. The original ranches included property for livestock and structures that were built to withstand the natural forces of a harsh climate. Today, as in the past, life in the West means long winters and a need for shelter that encloses and protects. House designs and rooflines mimic the forms of the surrounding foothills and mountains, and today's ranches often feature reclaimed materials--rubble, abandoned artifacts, cut stone, and forged iron--put to new use. Materials, often cut by hand, are basic and echo those used in past: logs, shingles and shakes, branches, fieldstones, sandstones, and flagstones. The prevalence of renowned architects and interior designers working in the West, as well as an increasing number of celebrity owners, demonstrate that ranch living is popular and on the rise., The American ranch embodies a rich architectural tradition that has been passed down through generations of ranchers. This book presents twenty-five of the most spectacular Western ranches, including important historical structures and those designed for today's newest ranch owners. With three hundred newly commissioned color photographs of ranches in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, California, Oregon, New Mexico, and Texas, the book will appeal to ranch dwellers as well as homeowners inspired by this rustic and romantic architectural style. The original ranches included property for livestock and structures that were built to withstand the natural forces of a harsh climate. Today, as in the past, life in the West means long winters and a need for shelter that encloses and protects. House designs and rooflines mimic the forms of the surrounding foothills and mountains, and today's ranches often feature reclaimed materials-rubble, abandoned artifacts, cut stone, and forged iron-put to new use. Materials, often cut by hand, are basic and echo those used in past: logs, shingles and shakes, branches, fieldstones, sandstones, and flagstones. The prevalence of renowned architects and interior designers working in the West, as well as an increasing number of celebrity owners, demonstrate that ranch living is popular and on the rise.

LC Classification NumberNA7223.P38 2009