<DIV><b><p>Richly illustrated and concisely organized, this architectural guide<BR> provides an invaluable resource for those interested in the study, appreciation,<BR> and preservation of the state's architecture.</p> </b><BR><p>Robert Gamble outlines in detail the primary architectural currents<BR> and styles that have surfaced in Alabama over the years and defined the<BR> state's built landscape. The structures and styles, all well-illustrated,<BR> range from folk houses and early settlement buildings to railway terminals,<BR> churches, libraries, municipal and university buildings, palatial private<BR> mansions, and modest homes. Structures from every period and every major<BR> stylistic era--Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Romanesque<BR> and Mission Revival, and the Richardsonian--are documented meticulously,<BR> along with examples of early--Modern buildings, including Alabama's only<BR> Frank Lloyd Wright structure and skyscrapers from the Chicago school.</p><p>More than 200 photographs, supplemented by<BR> sketches, plans, and etchings, provide the general reader and the design<BR> professional with images of Alabama architecture in all its variety and<BR> range. Many illustrations offer rare views of buildings long since demolished.<BR> A substantial glossary of architectural terms and a thorough bibliography<BR> enhance this standard sure to be welcomed anew by any lover of old buildings,<BR> whether weekend rambler or serious student.</p><br><br><br><br><p><b>Robert S. Gamble</b> is State Architectural Historian for the Alabama<BR> Historical Commission and the author, with Chip Cooper and Harry Knopke,<BR> of <i>Silent in the Land</i>. In 1989 Gamble was awarded the prestigious<BR> Antoinette Forrester Downing Award by the Society of Architectural Historians<BR> for excellence in a published survey of historic buildings.</p></div>