Pictorial encyclopedia of historic architectural plans, details, and elements

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Pictorial encyclopedia of historic architectural plans, details, and elements / John Theodore Haneman.

Summary:

Anyone seeking to understand the basic principles underlying architectural design will find this classic source book an invaluable addition to the bookshelf. Haneman's 1,800 captioned, clear line drawings on 70 large-size plates comprise an inexhaustible storehouse of suggestion and inspiration for architects, designs, preservationists and others.

Presented here are hundreds of details covering scores of architectural elements, including aisles, approaches, balconies, columns, doorways, dormers, fireplaces, mantels, plazas, ramps, roofs, stairs, wells, windows, and much more.

The work offers more than 50 details of chimneys alone, ranging from those at the side of a building to a less than usual variant terminating in an octagonal campanile.

All designs emphasize general architectural concepts and are applicable to a broad range of styles. They are systematically arranged and grouped — a cross-referenced table of contents doubles as an index. All information is thus readily accessible and easily located.

Record details

ISBN: 0486246051
ISBN: 9780486246055
Physical Description: [5] leaves, 70 leaves of plates : all illustrations ; 31 cm
Publisher: New York : Dover, 1984.

Content descriptions

General Note:: "With 1,880 line drawings of arches, domes, doorways, façades, gables, windows, etc."

Reprint. Originally published: A manual of architectural compositions. New York : Architectural Book Pub. Co., 1923.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (leaf 5) and index.
Additional Physical Form available Note:: Also issued online.