How long does it take to read The Elements of Style?
Stephen Calloway, Elizabeth C. Cromley, Calloway, Alan Powers
The Elements of Style by Stephen Calloway, Elizabeth C. Cromley, Calloway, Alan Powers takes about 10 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 25 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1991. 568 pages, about 156,200 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
More than 3,000 analytical drawings and historic engravings are included in this updated edition as well as 400 photographs in color and over 1,000 in black and white. These extraordinary images provide a systematic guide to the features appropriate for every part of a building, from the major components such as doors, windows, walls, floors, ceilings, and staircases to the small but important embellishments such as moldings and door hardware. At the heart of the book is a chronological treatment of the primary styles and periods of architectural design during the past 500 years. Each chapter begins with an illustrated essay, then looks in turn at individual features, from doors and windows to ironwork and woodwork. The usefulness of this book is further enriched by the inclusion of permanent or semipermanent fixtures such as lighting, kitchen stoves, and floor and wall coverings, as well as strictly architectural details. A useful system of quick reference, employing color-coded tabs keyed to each feature, enables the reader to trace how particular features evolved over time. And at the back of the book, separate chapters dealing with vernacular architecture are followed by a glossary and a fully updated directory of suppliers of authentic materials as well as period and reproduction features. For this new edition, a biographical directory of architects and architectural practices has been added.
Subjects: Interior architecture, Architecture, Details, Domestic Architecture, Architecture, details, Architecture, united states
