- Published by
- Charles Scribner's Sons, American, founded 1846
- Written by
- Sir Fletcher, Banister
- Owned by
- Cook, Julian Abele Sr., American, 1904 - 1986
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- 2021.95.10.1ab: ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard
- 2021.95.10.2: pressure-sensitive tape on ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2021.95.10.1ab: open): 9 5/8 × 13 7/16 × 1 15/16 in. (24.5 × 34.2 × 5 cm)
- H x W x D (2021.95.10.1ab: closed): 9 5/8 × 6 × 1 15/16 in. (24.5 × 15.2 × 5 cm)
- H x W (2021.95.10.2: bookmark): 4 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (11.5 × 5.6 cm)
- Description
- A dark blue, hardback, ninth edition of A History of Architecture owned and used by architect Julian Abele Cook, Sr.
- The blue front cover of the book (a) is iullstrated in gold with an image of a goddess, likely Hestia, holding a scroll and seated beneath an ornate pediment. On either side are trees planted in urns. beneath Hestia, set within an etablature above ornate columns, is the title: [A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE / ON THE COMPARATIVE METHOD / SIR BANISTER FLETCHER]. The first two pages (b) have become detached from the text block. One of the pages has an inscription in black ink: [This Book is the Property of: / Julian A. Cook]. The interior contents are divided into five sections: Influences, Architectural Character, Examples, and Comparative Analysis. The book has about 4,000 illustrations, including full-page line illustrations and maps, listed in the front "List of Illustrations" beginning on page xii.
- Within the book is a handmade cloth spinal bookmark (.2) wrapped in red paper.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter Cook in honor of Julian Francis Abele and Julian Abele Cook, Sr.
- Object number
- 2021.95.10.1ab-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




