Victorian Brick and Terra-Cotta Architecture in Full Color

Victorian Brick and Terra-Cotta Architecture in Full Color
Author: Pierre Chabat
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2012-08-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486136701

Rare portfolio of 541 beautiful full-color architectural drawings illustrating the imaginative use of brickwork and terra-cotta appliqués in Victorian revival styles. 682 illustrations. Captions. Publisher's Note.

Cottage Architecture of Victorian America

Cottage Architecture of Victorian America
Author: Elisha Charles Hussey
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780486280653

Handsome collection of mid-Victorian home designs reprinted from rare 1874 catalog. Floor plans, elevations, front views, more. 27 designs on 63 plates. Introductory text and specifications.

Victorian House Designs in Authentic Full Color

Victorian House Designs in Authentic Full Color
Author: Blanche Cirker
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2012-08-08
Genre: Design
ISBN: 048613847X

Exquisitely detailed, exceptionally handsome designs for an enormous variety of attractive city dwellings, spacious suburban and country homes, charming "cottages" and other structures — all accompanied by perspective views and floor plans.

Country Houses and Seaside Cottages of the Victorian Era

Country Houses and Seaside Cottages of the Victorian Era
Author: William T. Comstock
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1989-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780486259727

Forty-four authentic and charming designs for vacation homes in varied styles and sizes, most low-to-medium budget, with perspective views, elevations, and floor plans. 200 illustrations.

American Victorian Cottage Homes

American Victorian Cottage Homes
Author: Palliser, Palliser & Co
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780486265063

Reprinted from a rare 1878 offering from a leading Northeastern architectural firm: front and side elevations, floor plans and descriptions of 50 "practical designs of low and medium priced houses," ranging from 2- to 11-room dwellings, most in the cottage style. With complete specifications for two, a sample contract, advertisements, and price estimates.

Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture

Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture
Author: Cyril M. Harris
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486132110

This massive compendium contains over 2,000 line drawings, and clear, concise definitions for over 5,000 important terms relating to the architectural achievements of a great variety of world cultures, ancient to modern.

Domestic Architecture of the American Colonies and of the Early Republic

Domestic Architecture of the American Colonies and of the Early Republic
Author: Fiske Kimball
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780486417059

Detailed, comprehensive history of the evolution of American domestic architecture from 1620 to 1825, with 219 photographs, floor plans, drawings, and elevations. Authoritative, scholarly, and highly readable.

Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut

Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut
Author: J. Frederick Kelly
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2012-08-28
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486144321

Based on personal observation of surviving examples and research into colonial records, this book includes 242 measured diagrams (windows, door frames, construction details, etc.) and 192 photographs of more than 150 homes, 1650 to 1800. Authentic and invaluable. 434 illustrations.