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Architectural Books Collection
Collection of architectural books used by students at the Polytechnic School of Architecture and PCL, including rare and antique editions. Also accompanying the collection are Accessions Registers of The Polytechnic School of Architecture and The ...
Regent Street Polytechnic (1891-1970)
Baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland in 4 volumes. Vol I
Part of Architectural Books Collection
A written description of each building, with engravings. No plans or measurements. Buildings included are: Aberbrothock Abbey, Forfar; Aberdeen, old House on the School Hill; Aberdeen, King’s College; Aberdeen Cathedral; Aberdour House, Fife; Airt...
Billings, Robert William (1813-1874), painter and architect
Part of Architectural Books Collection
A short introduction for some structures, consisting of views, plans, elevations and sections, some to scale. A focus on Italian, Byzantine and Venetian architecture, including ruins, statues, and tombs. Items included are: The Mosque of Cordova; ...
Gailhabud, M Jules
The stones of Venice in 3 vols. VoI III.
Part of Architectural Books Collection
The third of three volumes that offers an in-depth study of the Early, the Roman and the Grotesque Renaissance Styles. The list of contents includes: Early Renaissance; Roman Renaissance; Grotesque Renaissance; Conclusion. Appendix: Architect of t...
Ruskin, John (1819-1900), art critic
Monograph of the work of Charles A Platt, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz.
Part of Architectural Books Collection
A written description of architectural works by Charles A Platt, American architect and designer, with pictures, plans, sections, elevations and details, some to scale. Buildings included are: Maxwell Court, Rockville, Connecticut; High Court, Cor...
Platt, Charles Adams (1861-1933), artist
Part of Architectural Books Collection
An in-depth analysis of architectural hand drawing, detailing methods of representation, drawing tools and uses, geometry and perspective drawing, isometric drawing, shadows and shading, symbols for fixtures, scale drawings, plans, sections, eleva...
Field, Wooster Bard (b.1886), architect
Style schemes in antique furnishing. Interiors and their treatment.
Part of Architectural Books Collection
A 1909 catalogue that depicts the style schemes in Antique Furnishing: interiors and their treatment. There are few chapters that talk about colour schemes, hygiene, heating and lightning followed by illustrations of: a Jacobean Hall; a William an...
Shapland, HP
Characteristics of old furniture styles in England 1600-1800
Part of Architectural Books Collection
A catalogue that depicts the characteristics of old furniture styles in England, 1600-1800. The styles mentioned are: Jacobean; 17th Century Style; Queen-Anne Style; Georgian; Chippendale; Heppelwhite; Adam; Sheraton; English Empire. There are num...
Benn, HP
Part of Architectural Books Collection
A written description of town halls and its function and regulations, with accompanying floor plans and sections, some with a scale bar. Buildings included are: Slough Town Hall; Worthing Town Hall; Hornsey Town Hall; Beckenham Town Hall; Swansea...
Cotton, AC
Part of Architectural Books Collection
A study of the Architectural Decoration in France, from Francois I to Louis XVI. It offeres descriptions of a suite of buildings which represent the main stages of the Renaissance, followed by illustrations, elevations, sections and plans of Panel...
Rouyer, Eugène (1827-1901), architect