Subject List of Works on Architecture and Building Construction: In the Library of the Patent Office (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Subject List of Works on Architecture and Building Construction: In the Library of the Patent Office This subject list consists of two parts (a) A general alphabet of subject headings, with entries in chronological order of the works arranged under these headings; (b) a Key. Or a summary of these headings shown in class order. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







Rivington's Notes on Building Construction, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Rivington's Notes on Building Construction, Vol. 1 With the object of maintaining this two-fold reputation, Part I has been revised on six occasions, the last edition including some important additions and a useful rearrangement of the chapters. After the lapse of a further period of nearly ten years it became evident that something more than a mere revision would be necessary to bring the work thoroughly into line with modern practice. Consequently, on the recommendation of the present Editor, Parts I and II have been entirely rewritten by well-known architects and others having Special knowledge on certain subjects. Most of the illustrations are entirely new, the remainder having been selected from those which appeared in previous editions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




A Treatise on Architecture and Building Construction, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from A Treatise on Architecture and Building Construction, Vol. 2 The province of the mason, while not as extensive as that of the carpenter, is equally as important, especially in cities where the buildings are generally built of brick or stone, thus demanding the employment of masons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







Treatise on Architecture


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Excerpt from Treatise on Architecture: Including the Arts of Construction, Building, Stone-Masonry, Arch, Carpentry, Roof, Joinery, and Strength of Materials In 1 834, he became Engineer of the West London Railway, for which he designed and executed the curious work near Kensal Green, by which the Paddington Canal is passed over the railway, and a public carriage-way over both the canal and railway. In 1 842, he was appointed Professor of Construction in connection with Civil Engineering and Architecture in King's College, London, to which was afterwards added the Professorship of the Principles and Practice of Architecture. He was appointed one of the Official Referees under the Building Act, and held other honorary and official offices, the duties of which he discharged with great benefit to the public and credit to himself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




A Treatise on Architecture and Building Construction, Prepared for Students of the International Correspondence Schools Volume 5


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...but the style selected for an ecclesiastical edifice may none the less be decidedly inappropriate, as each of the denominations or sects of the Christian religion is more or less intimately connected with a certain style of architecture. The Romanesque and Gothic styles were developed in cathedral building during the ages when there was one united Christian church--the Catholic Church--but with the period of the Renaissance there was a division of the church, and though there were many Roman Catholic churches built in the style of the Roman Renaissance, they were not as architecturally successful as those in the Gothic and Romanesque designs. In designing a church, it is necessary to be familiar with the forms of its ceremony, the history of its foundation, and the general character of its government. The Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England, or, as it is sometimes called, the Episcopal Church, usually have their edifices built in the form of a cross, as explained in History of Architecture. The Presbyterian, which was the recognized English church in 1648, and the Methodist, which was a secession from the Episcopal in 1727, have their edifices generally planned as simple rectangular lecture rooms which are devoid of the architectural adjuncts peculiar to other forms of service, the buildings being so arranged that the preacher or pastor can address the entire congregation from a platform or pulpit. ARMORIES. 157. Another form of modern building in which the requirements of the design are more or less predetermined, is the armory or drill hall, which is erected in cities and towns for the purpose of drilling and quartering the volunteer or citizen soldiers known as the militia. The specific problem in a plan of this class of...




The First and Chief Groundes of Architecture (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The First and Chief Groundes of Architecture There are passages which serve to Show that Shute had made genuine observations of buildings in Italy. He brings to his subject some independent thought, as in his passage on the diminution of Orders upwards. He clearly felt that the expression of character in a building was as necessary as the Orders themselves, although he sets out to illustrate them as the first and chief grounds of architecture. He would like a building to be Doric, Ionic or Corinthian in character rather than to be an exhibition of all the Orders. When adding a special plinth, like the moulded riser of a step, under the complete pedestals of the Ionic and Corinthian he justifies himself as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Athenaeum


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Lectures on Architecture, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Lectures on Architecture, Vol. 2 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.