The Australian House - Homes of the Tropical North (Paperback)

The traditional timber house of tropical northern Australia is a superb form of vernacular domestic architecture, at its peak during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Sadly, many of the houses of this period have disappeared--of those that remain, The Australian House records the most noteworthy examples. This is a book for those who love old buildings, designed to enhance awareness of a style of architecture striking both in its composition and detail. Both photographs and text focus not only upon the major components of the house but upon the finer details (displayed for example in finials, ridges caps and balustrades) which, in an earlier era, were executed in timber and cast iron by master craftsmen. This photographic study comprises over 200 images.