Name/Title
Plastering, Plain and DecorativeEntry/Object ID
2008.006.006Description
Viewed as the plastering "bible," this book is a practical treatise on the art and craft of plastering and modelling, including full descriptions of the various tools, materials, processes, and appliances employed; also descriptions of molded or "fine" concrete as used for fireproof stairs and floors, paving, architectural dressings, etc.
[vxi], 604 p., 52 leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2008.006.Source or Donor
New Library Books Purchased (2008)Acquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund PurchaseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Architecture, Architectural decoration, Decoration in relief, sculptured decoration, Decorative plaster, stucco, Plasterwork, Decorative, Plastering, Decoration and ornament, ArchitecturalBook Details
Author
Millar, William, d. 1904Edition
Reprinted ed.Publisher
DonheadCall No.
NA3690 .M5 1998ISBN
1873394306Notes
Date: 1998, 1897
Copy No.: 0Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: With an introduction by Tim Ratcliffe and Jeff Orton.
Full title (from t.p.): Plastering plain and decorative: a practical treatise on the art and craft of plastering and modelling, including full descriptions of the various tools, materials, processes, and appliances employed; also descriptions of moulded or "fine" concrete as used for fireproof stairs and floors, paving, architectural dressings, etc., together with an account of historical plastering in England, Scotland, and Ireland, accompanied by numerous examples."
Reprint. Originally published: London : B.T. Batsford, 1897.
Includes index. Also includes advertisements.
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February 19, 2008Updated By
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April 5, 2023