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100 _aTangires, Helen
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245 _aPublic markets /
_cby Tangires, Helen
260 _aNew York :
_bW. W. Norton
_c2008.
300 _a336 p. : ill., portraits ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM
490 _aNorton/Library of Congress visual sourcebooks in architecture, design and engineering
505 _aContents : Chapter 1.Introduction: the tradition of public markets --Chapter 2.Open-air marketplace --Chapter 3. Street markets --Chapter 4. Street vendors --Chapter 5. Markets in public buildings -- Chapter 6. Market sheds --Chapter 7. Enclosed market houses --Chapter 8. Central markets -- Chapter 9. Wholesale terminal markets -- Chapter 10. Fulton Fish Market --Chapter 11. Market day.
520 _aPublic Markets is an illustrated history of the buildings and spaces devoted to the urban marketplace for fresh food. A worldwide urban phenomenon with a tradition as old as cities themselves, markets continue today in the green market movement. Surveying markets by type, the book contains special features, including a section on the people and activities that make the market system work. A strong sense of tradition informs public markets' architecture, design and engineering
650 _aMarkets --United States
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