Victorian Brick and Terra-Cotta Architecture in Full Color: 160 Plates (Dover Architecture)
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (627 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486261646 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: French
The exceptionally handsome plates may be removed for mounting; they are also a valuable source of full-color copyright-free designs for artists.. This sumptuous book presents 541 beautiful full-color illustrations of a distinctive architectural style that enlivened the cities and countryside of Europe in the Victorian era. The architects and builders represented include such well-known figures as Gabriel Davioud, Auguste-Joseph Magne, and the illustrious Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel.Complete with new English captions and a new introduction, plus alphabetical lists of architects, builders, decorators, and artists represented in the book, this magnificent work offers professionals, s
"Perfection, One Brick at a Time" according to TJ Mccarthy. If you see a "brick building" going up today, you might note a couple of things. First, it's almost certainly not really a brick building. It's a building that's using brick as a veneer, instead of using vinyl siding, clapboards, cedar shakes, or another siding option. Second, it will probably be a monotone or close to it, done in a single shade of red or brown, with at best some contrasting bricks added in a random pattern. Third, the walls will be dead flat, having no projections or reliefs, with the possible except. "Five Stars" according to silverstate21. great book,,, for all interested in masonry. Five Stars Beautiful images! I love this book.