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About Historic Charleston And The Lowcountry
Product Description In this elegant hardbound volume, photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley take you on an intimate tour of some of the finest historic homes, gardens, churches, and plantations of the old city of Charleston and its surrounding Lowcountry. Their luminescent photographs reveal an insider's look at the definitive architecture and landscape of the region, ranging from private gardens hidden behind wrought iron gates to some of America's first landscaped garden vistas. From colonial-era French Quarter homes to Federal and Greek Revival townhouses and antebellum plantation houses, the selection featuring old family, private homes to museum showplaces make this an essential book for visitors, architects, preservationists or armchair travelers. Review "In their new photo book, Historic Charleston and the Lowcountry , Gross andDaley describe stumbling upon the Aiken-Rhett House, a Federal-style buildingoriginally designed in 1818. It was decaying, but the pair were intrigued bythe mansion, the remnants of its opulent past and, ultimately, its story." Preservation Magazine "Photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley write in their new, beautifully illustrated book, Historic Charleston & the Low Country (Gibbs Smith, 2016) that " to walk into a three-hundred-year-old house and feel the resonance of past lives, to make photographs using the same geometry of sunlight coming through windows and doors as generations of inhabitants have experienced it, is to glimpse into history and to be provided with a way to read the past. " Their passion for Charleston's past shines through in this comprehensive book that showcases in words and pictures over 22 historic homes, plantations and gardens. The authors have gained access to architectural gems of the Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival periods, many of them privately owned. Additional chapters instruct us on the histories of piazzas, wrought-iron work, hidden gardens and churches. This book is a loving tribute to Charleston and its surroundings-and the next best thing to making a visit." Editor's Picks, Charleston Style & Design Magazine. About the Author Photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley specialize in photographing interiors and the architecture of the changing American landscape. They are the coauthors of ten previous books on the various styles of American homes and design, including Creole Houses, Old Florida and most recently Farmhouse Revival. Their work has been published extensively in magazines around the world and is in private collections including the Smithsonian Institution. Photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley specialize in photographing interiors and the architecture of the changing American landscape. They are the coauthors of ten previous books on the various styles of American homes and design, including Creole Houses, Old Florida and most recently Farmhouse Revival. Their work has been published extensively in magazines around the world and is in private collections including the Smithsonian Institution.
