ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS"

Entry/Object ID

2000.37.1.1

Description

Color: Green; Black "Architectural Details" (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1924,) 131 pp. A harcover book in green cloth with a black border along the edge. Within, also in black lettering, is the title and authors' names along the top. Below this is a circular design. The title, authors' names, and publisher are also on the spine. Writen in pencil on the inside of the front cover is the name, "B. Caruso." The contents of the book include chapters on building materials; layout of plates and dimensioning; reference books; doors; shutters; joints; mouldings; arches; windows; framing; walls; porches; and interior design. Many black and white photographs and line drawings of architectural elements and floor plans are included. There is some light surface soiling on the cover, in addition to foxing on the pages, but the book is in otherwise good condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Architecture, Walls, Porches, Windows, Moldings

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Braunworth & Co., Inc., Dwellings--Remodeling, Decoration and ornament, Doors, Architecture--Details, Framing (Building)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Books