Architectural details, components and motifs Books

A complete course in the construction and development of Celtic ornament with over 700 illustrations. A Handbook of Celtic Ornament takes basic symbols or ideographs and develops them into a systemized method of construction for most forms of Celtic...

Etruscan Researches is a book written by Isaac Taylor and published in 1874. The book is a comprehensive study of the Etruscan civilization, which existed in ancient Italy from the 8th to the 3rd century BCE. The author discusses the history, art,...

Histoire De Notre-Dame De Bon-Secours (1900) est un livre �����crit par Joseph Mary Leleu. Il retrace l'histoire de la chapelle Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours, situ�����e ������ Montr�����al, au Canada. L'auteur explore les origines de la chapelle, les...

True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture was first published in 1841, when Pugin was 29 years old. Here he presents coherent arguments for the revival of the Gothic style, the case for which he had made pictorally in his sensational book...

This volume of Incomplete Works is a compilation of twenty four items, each of which draws together: 1. an extract 2. a Cosmological Leap. The extracts are reflections on the nature of colour, they are selected from Doctor Watson Architects' library of...

Le Cartulaire du Prieur����� de Saint-Christophe-en-Halatte, publi����� en 1876 par A. Vattier, est un recueil de documents historiques relatifs ������ ce prieur����� situ����� dans la r�����gion de l'Oise en France. Il contient des chartes, des actes et...

Ce livre explore l'utilisation décorative de la brique ordinaire. C. Détaill et J. Lacroux offrent une vue complète de cette technique intéressante et peu connue, et donnent des conseils pratiques pour son utilisation dans divers contextes architecturaux...

The Seal Cylinders of Western Asia is a book written by William Hayes Ward and first published in 1910. The book explores the history and significance of seal cylinders, which were small, cylindrical objects used for sealing documents in ancient Western...

Questo libro presenta una raccolta di opere di Giacomo Mercoli e Giocondo Albertolli. Queste opere includono disegni di ornamenti decorativi utilizzati in soggiorni, studi e saloni. Il libro è un'ottima risorsa per i designer di interni e gli...

Bruton Parish Church Restored And Its Historic Environment is a book written by William A. R. Goodwin in 1907. The book provides a detailed account of the restoration of the Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, which was completed in 1905...

Hexagon Paper Composition Notebook Features:120 blank hexagonal sturdy white pages, large hexagons measure .5" per sideMeasures 8.5” wide x 11” high, perfect size for all your drawing, gaming, flooring, decorating, arts & crafts...

From principles to practical aspects, and at each stage of the process illustrated, this book details the entire process of manufacturing cement tiles, the materials to be used, their consistency, their preparation and the calculation of their doses for...

Here is a truly unique and exciting folk art that makes people want to call Aunt Mary in Des Moines and tell her how easy it is. You can almost learn it over the phone. Created and named by Mary Lou Cook, pastecraft is simple and fun for the ?veriest?...

John Gaw Meem was one of New Mexico’s most renowned architects and his legacy is in part his contribution to the preservation and renewal of historic American Southwestern architecture. Because of his interest in the preservation, restoration and...

Wallpaper design has captivated Western consumers for 300 years, but this book looks closer - at wallpaper use. It tells how single-sheet wallpaper developed in Europe, found wide acceptance in England and France, and was successfully transplanted to the...