Beschreibung
A complete eight-volume guide to the world of architecture, design and carpentry, profusely illustrated throughout. A profusely illustrated guide to architecture and its practices, complete in eight volumes.This work covers an array of topics, such as the geometry of design, the characteristics of different woods and shop management.Uniformly bound in the original cloth, designs by Talwin Morris in his signature Art Nouveau style to boards.The volumes consist of:Vol I - Explains various architectural styles and section on 'Woods: Their Characteristics and Uses'. With ten plates, two of which are coloured and one of which is a folding plate.Vol II - Continues with 'Woods' and moves on to 'Wood-Working, Tools and Machinery.' Includes eight plates, seven of which are monochrome and one of which is a coloured map.Vol III - Includes design-oriented sections 'Drawing and Drawing-Instruments' and 'Practical Geometry'. With six plates of house plans, four of which are coloured.Vol IV - Explains the theory and practice of 'The Strength of Timber and Timber Framing' and moves on to 'Carpentry'. Includes four plates.Vol V - 'Carpentry' continued, with chapters focusing on the design and construction of roofs, as well as floors and ceilings. With fifteen monochrome plates.Vol VI - 'Carpentry' continued, with chapters on areas such as bridges and timber buildings. Next sections are 'Wood Carving' and 'Stairs and Handrailing'. With twenty-four plates, including coloured illustrations of close and open string stairs.Vol VII - 'Stairs and Handrailing' continued, which then leads to 'Airtight Case-Making' and 'Wood-Turning' before exploring 'Cabinet-Making'. Includes twenty-one plates, four of which are coloured.Vol VIII - Begins with a section on 'Joinery' followed by 'Shop Management', with guidance on book-keeping and shop arrangement, then 'Estimating' and 'Building Law'. This last volume contains a full glossary and index to the rear. With twenty plates, one of which is coloured.Collated complete.As well as being edited by George Lister Sutcliffe, this work has contributions by many specialists. Sutcliffe was an English Arts and Crafts architect and elected Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with rubbing to the extremities and fading to sections of the cloth. Heavier instances of this to Vol I, Vol V, Vol VI and Vol VII. Bumping to the heads and tails of spines. A few marks to the boards, heaviest to Vol II, Vol III and Vol VIII. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot Offsetting and a few scattered spots to the endpapers. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 906Y28
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