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Victorian Woodturnings and Woodwork
Reproduced from a rare original, this 1893 catalog offers nearly 800 detailed and authentic illustrations of superior-quality woodturnings and woodwork. In addition to its conventional examples, it features varied and unusual models of the Victorian style, including stairs, stair railings and balusters, and newel posts; mantels; turned porch and veranda work; gables and window hoods; ventilator…
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- 9780486147123
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A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture
The most sensible book and the most exempt from prejudice that ever was written in that science. Horace Walpole. Born in Stockholm to Scottish parents, taken to London at the age of two and then on to India, William Chambers (1723-96) later studied architecture in Italy and France before finally settling in London. There he gained royal favor as the tutor in architecture of the Prince of Wales…
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- 9780486146973
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- 1 online resource (208 pages)
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100 Small Houses of the Thirties
Brown-Blodgett Company, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based home construction service, published a detailed plan book to help prospective homeowners of the 1930s choose architectural designs. This complete republication of the now-rare volume includes exterior photographs and floor plans for 100 of these charming structures. Floor plans, photographs, and line illustrations depict such classics as a two…
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- 9780486146690
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- 1 online resource (112 pages)
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Elegant Country and Suburban Houses of the Twenties
This handsomely illustrated book showcases outstanding examples of suburban and country houses of the 1920sa great period for domestic architecture in the United States. Lovely photographs present exterior and interior views of 51 classic homes, primarily in the metropolitan area of New York City, as well as other suburbs on the east coast and in California. A variety of distinctive architectur…
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- 9780486146416
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Early American HousesWith A Glossary of Colonial Architectural Terms
An intriguing examination of classic colonial houses, this fact-filled foray explores with remarkable concision the "medieval period" of American architecture. The treatise takes for its examples the first houses built along the Atlantic coast in the seventeenth century. While these early structures were usually based on traditional English and Dutch styles, their design and methods of construc…
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- 9780486146263
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100 Victorian Architectural Designs for Houses and Other Buildings
Originally published in 1878, this now-rare collection of designs supplies views of a remarkable variety of modestly priced structures: houses, villas, cottages, many others. Handsome drawings of perspective views and elevations, some of which include floor plans, plus suggestions for interior design. 98 black-and-white illustrations.
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- 9780486146195
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- 1 online resource (80 pages)
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The Medieval Sketchbook of Villard de Honnecourt
Little is known of Villard de Honnecourt, apart from the fact that his Sketchbook is one of the most treasured documents in art history. Active in the early part of the thirteenth century, the French artist produced remarkably accurate representations of diverse subjects that interested him: religious figures; insects, birds, dogs, and humans; architecture, including details from the cathedrals…
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- 9780486146188
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Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and BuildingAn Unabridged Rep…
Volume 2 of monumental 3-volume classic offers comprehensive and detailed coverage of architectural terms, individuals and national styles. Total in set: over 100 photographs and more than 1000 illustrations. Bibliography.
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- 9780486145921
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Craftsman Homes
296 architectural drawings, floor plans, and photographs illustrate 40 different kinds of "Mission-style" homes from The Craftsman (1901-16), voice of American style of simplicity and organic harmony. Thorough coverage of Craftsman idea in text and picture, now collector's item.
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- 9780486145716
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Smaller Houses of the 1920s55 Examples
From a peak era in American domestic architecture comes this survey of homes from across the country. Its wealth of styles features both new American designs and traditional European-inspired buildings of wood, stucco, concrete, brick, and stone. The 130 captioned black-and-white illustrations and 55 floor plans offer external and internal views for a full perspective on the houses' architectur…
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- 9780486145471
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