Lighting for Historic Buildings

by Roger W. Moss

Book Overview

How to Light a historic interior appropriately - or create a realistic period look - can be a perplexing problem. Few people want to return to the days when light came mainly from candles, kerosene, gas or available sunlight. But acceptable ways of re-creating old lighting do exist, and Lighting for Historic Buildings shows how to find them. This invaluable guide provides both a history of lighting in America and a catalog of 481 suitable reproductions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471143995
• ISBN13: 9780471143994
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"

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The Resource Reference

Noted historian Roger Moss provides a concise history of lighting and a resource of over 480 suitable reproductions organized by light source and fixture type. Includes valuable bibliography, suppliers and glossary. Highly recommended.