Victorian Woodturnings and Woodwork
Victorian Woodturnings and Woodwork

Author: Blumer & Kuhn Stair Co.

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-11-07

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0486147126

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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; ventilators; rosettes and other wooden ornaments; and moldings and interior finish. An excellent guide for woodturners and cabinetmakers, this volume also provides an inspiring and instructive resource for architects, preservationists, designers, and students of Victoriana.

Victorian Imagery and Design: The Essential Reference
Victorian Imagery and Design: The Essential Reference

Author: Carol Belanger Grafton

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2016-01-14

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 0486799840

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Richly detailed compendium offers glimpses of social history as reflected by historical periodicals, trade catalogs, architectural graphics, William Morris patterns, Crystal Palace exhibits, and many other sources. Includes color and black-and-white images, detailed bibliographies, and artist biographies.

Victorian Wooden and Brick Houses with Details
Victorian Wooden and Brick Houses with Details

Author: A. J. Bicknell & Co.

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-08-02

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 0486140741

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DIV81 illustrations depict floor plans, elevations, and other details of suburban residences, capturing the elaborate, distinctive beauty of Victorian-era cornices, staircases, gables, verandas, doors, dormers, and more. /div

Late Victorian Architectural Plans and Details
Late Victorian Architectural Plans and Details

Author: William T. Comstock

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-01-30

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0486156737

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This authentic reproduction of plans drawn up by a noted nineteenth-century architectural firm features both residential and public buildings. Hundreds of illustrations include floor plans, perspective views, and elevations as well as designs for staircases, fireplaces, and other interior details. Other drawings depict windows, doors, balconies, and gables. Photographs offer crisp views of exteriors. Victorian architecture buffs will prize this excellent source of authentic period designs. Its 126 plates comprise 87 images of residences; the remaining 39 structures include a field club building, stables, a library, a school, a railroad station, a dry goods store, and a music hall. Captions describe locations, dimensions, costs, and other particulars.

Vitruvius Scoticus
Vitruvius Scoticus

Author: William Adam

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2011-06-16

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0486473074

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This classic portfolio uses elevations, floor plans, and other line drawings by Scotland's first great classical architect to document the country's 18th-century buildings. Unlike previous Vitruvius volumes, it features plans for many smaller structures and served as a model book for 19th-century American builders and architects. Its 160 plates include 100 of Adam's own designs.

The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam
The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam

Author: Robert Adam

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-02-20

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 0486156974

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One of the most celebrated books in architectural history, this volume consists of 106 illustrated plates that influenced generations of British and American architectural and furniture designs.

The Four Books of Architecture
The Four Books of Architecture

Author: Andrea Palladio

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-07-24

Total Pages: 661

ISBN-13: 0486132927

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Exemplary reprint of 16th-century classic. Covers classical architectural remains, Renaissance revivals, classical orders, more. 216 plates. ". . . the most influential book published in the history of architecture." — Art in America.

Chicago at the Turn of the Century in Photographs
Chicago at the Turn of the Century in Photographs

Author: Larry A. Viskochil

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-02-19

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0486142329

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Rare large-format prints offer detailed views of City Hall, State Street, the Loop, Hull House, Union Station, many other landmarks, circa 1904-1913. Introduction. Captions. Maps.

Georgian Architectural Designs and Details
Georgian Architectural Designs and Details

Author: Abraham Swan

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-02-19

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0486140032

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Among the 18th century's most influential architectural designers and writers, Abraham Swan defined many conventions of English rococo detail. This reprint of an extremely rare and classic stylebook, compiled by the English architect nearly 250 years ago, provides outstanding examples of Palladian and Georgian architecture and design in colonial America and England. Included are floor plans, detailed elevations, and drawings for cornices, mouldings, and other decorative elements that demonstrate Swan's unique style. Designed, in his words, more for "Gentlemen of moderate Fortunes than of great Estates who may be inclined to build Houses," Swan's designs featured such aesthetic touches as double staircases, elegant entryways, and two or three floors with spacious galleries, salons, and dressing rooms. Invaluable to architectural historians and designers, this splendid stylebook will delight devotees of early English Georgian and American domestic architecture and interior design, cultural historians, artists, and craftworkers.

Traditional Ironwork Designs
Traditional Ironwork Designs

Author: Josef Feller

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0486134431

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From an exceptional collection of the finest examples of German ironwork comes this rich source of royalty-free images for artists and craftspeople. More than 270 illustrations depict a broad variety of magnificent ironworks from the city of Düsseldorf, with finely rendered examples of the craft ranging from elaborate castle gates to ornate weather vanes. Balustrades, screens, balcony railings, and other decorative ironworks abound in this handsome compilation. Derived from a rare, turn-of-the-century portfolio, these splendid designs offer uncommon glimpses of a rich array of motifs that are sure to inspire and delight designers, architecture enthusiasts, antique lovers, and devotees of vintage ironwork.