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their ridges meeting at right angles; the round or polygonal turret is a feature of the later phase
of the style. . . ." 1542
"Eclectic style of domestic architecture of the 1870s and 1880s in England and the U.S.A.;
misnamed after Queen Anne, but actually based on country-house architecture. It is
characterized by a blending of Tudor Gothic, English Renaissance and, in the U.S.A., Colonial
elements." 1543
"Queen Anne (1880-1910) - An architectural style characterized by: irregularity of plan and
massing, variety of color and texture, variety of window treatment, multiple steep roofs, porches
with decorative gables, frequent use of bay windows, chimneys that incorporate molded brick or
corbelling, and wall surfaces that vary in texture and material used." 1544
Renaissance Revival - a style that looked back to buildings first designed during the European
Renaissance, which in turn had looked back to classical Roman architecture. The most used
precedents were Italian structures, but those of France, England, and Germany were also used
as models. This style was popular in America at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the
twentieth centuries. (See Italian Renaissance Architecture.)
"The Romano-Tuscan Mode - straight-fronted buildings - cubic blocks when freestanding -
without any considerable projections or recessions in the main mass are the rule. Columns, if
present, are confined to porches or window tabernacle frames. A massive cornice (cornicione in
the prototypes), sometimes scaled to the full height of the building, is the crowning feature; the
roof behind it is low and invisible to the spectator in the street. Elevations are symmetrical.
Apart from rusticated quoins, and sometimes a rusticated ground story, the wall surfaces are
usually smooth and plain, serving as a neutral background for windows, doorways, and (in many
cases) balustraded balconies. The windows, which are often linked horizontally by
stringcourses, are normally trabeated. . . ." 1545
"The North Italian Mode - In general form, buildings of this Renaissance Revival mode
resemble those of the Romano-Tuscan, and like them they have symmetrical elevations
crowned with bold cornices. But windows are always arched, and they tend to be, or at least to
seem, larger; there is a minimum of unbroken wall surface. The over-all effect is decidedly
richer, with strong contrasts of light and shade. . . ." 1546
Renaissance Revival Furniture and Decoration
Renaissance Revival style furniture and decoration was one of the most prevalent and enduring
styles of the nineteenth century. Its earliest manifestations appeared in the 1840s. The style was
disseminated through the numerous universal expositions, as well as through pattern books and
journals. The style originated in France, but drew on all phases of the Renaissance in France as
well as Italy for inspiration. The eclectic nature of the Renaissance Revival is illustrated by the
1542 Whiffen, 115.
1543 Harris, 442.
1544 Phillips, 129-30.
1545 Whiffen, 75.
1546 Whiffen, 79.
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