Name/Title
"BRICK, STONE, AND PLASTER"Entry/Object ID
2000.311.1.1Description
Color: Gold; Green; Red
"Brick, Stone, and Plaster," issued by the International Library of Technology (Scranton: International Textbook Company, 1926) 437 pp. The book has a green hardcover with red cloth along the spine. At the top of the spine is the name of the author, with the title at the center, and the printer at the bottom. All of the latter printing is in gold. At the beginning of the inside are a title page, a preface, and a table of contents. The artifact is a textbook for the National Correspondence School's School of Architecture and includes six sections on the subjects of common brickwork; face and ornamental brickwork; architectural terra cotta; hollow tile; building stone; and plastering. Each section provides detailed information on the subjects with the aid of many illustrations and black and white photographs. With some abrasions on the cover; dented corners; fading of the gold lettering on the spine; and a small stain on the back, the object is in overall good condition.Lexicon
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Building materials, Terra-cottaSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Books, International Library of Technology, International Textbook Company, School of Architecture, International Correspondence Schools, Architecture--Study and teaching, Brickworks, Hollow tiles, Stone, Plastering--Study and teaching
