Author: Dover Publications, IncorporatedPublisher:
ISBN: 9780486585819
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Pictorial Archive 2000 Catalogue
Author: Dover Publications, IncorporatedPublisher:
ISBN: 9780486585819
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Pictorial Archive 1999 Catalogue
Author: DoverGothic and Old English Alphabets
Author: Dan X. SoloPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486246957
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
100 royalty-free alphabets: Blackstone, Dolbey, Germania, 97 more — with many lowercases, numerals, punctuation marks.
A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture
Author: William ChambersPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486146979
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Beautiful reproduction of a 1791 classic describes the qualifications and duties of an architect. The 55 superb plates depict ornate compartments for coved ceilings; pedestals for columns; arches; balusters; and other architectural features.
Victorian Houseware, Hardware and Kitchenware
Author: Ronald S. BarlowPublisher:
ISBN: 9780486417271
Category : Hardware
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Teeming with over 2,000 illustrations — reprinted from rare woodcut engravings and selected from antique catalogs — this archive offers an extensive view of the furnishings of a typical 19th-century home. It features andirons and ash sifters, housemaids' buckets and buttonhole cutters, sausage stuffers, seed strippers, spittoons, and hundreds of other items.
100 Small Houses of the Thirties
Author: Brown-Blodgett CompanyPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486146693
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Brown-Blodgett Company, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based home construction service, published a detailed plan book to help prospective homeowners of the 1930s choose architectural designs. This complete republication of the now-rare volume includes exterior photographs and floor plans for 100 of these charming structures. Floor plans, photographs, and line illustrations depict such classics as a two-story, six-room frame home with sun porch; a handsome brick residence with low sweeping gables, a fireplace, and vestibule; and a charming seven-room house with a tall, massive chimney balanced by a gabled entrance. Illustrations of each model are accompanied by text describing interiors, color schemes, closet space, and other amenities. An entertaining and valuable reference for restorers of older homes, this volume will delight devotees of American domestic architecture.
Elegant Country and Suburban Houses of the Twenties
Author: Charles S. KeefePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486442160
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Handsomely illustrated book showcases 51 outstanding examples of American domestic architecture. Striking array of photographs depicts interiors and exteriors of elegant homes in a variety of architectural styles, with detailed views of decorative chimney caps and fireplace mantels, cornices, gardens, and pools. An ideal reference for preservationists and home restorers. 219 black-and-white plates.
Borders, Frames and Decorative Motifs from the 1862 Derriey Typographic Catalog
Author: Charles DerrieyPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486253228
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Rich sourcebook of intricate Victorian typefaces and printers' ornamentations — all copyright-free.
Old-Time Toys, Dolls and Novelties
Author: Dover Publications IncPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048699645X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Magnificent collection of antique toy illustrations — reproduced in catalogs from Marshall Field, Wanamaker, Sears, Schoenhut, and other merchandising establishments — depict model trains, miniature fire engines, bicycles and scooters, teddy bears and dolls, banks, games, and scores of other old-fashioned playthings. More than 500 black-and-white illustrations with identifications.
Pencil, Ink and Charcoal Drawing
Author: Charles X. CarlsonPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486145786
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
This original compilation gathers together four of Charles X. Carlson's finest art instruction books and presents them in one comprehensive volume. A well-known artist, author, and teacher, Carlson offers clear, uncomplicated methods of drawing for aspiring artists at every level. Chock-full of step-by-step illustrations, this compendium expertly covers the fundamentals of drawing figures, portraits, still-lifes, and landscapes for a wide variety of mediums. An all-in-one guide for art students, it includes: Simplified Ink, Pen and Brush Drawing opens the door to a number of drawing techniques, including spattering, stippling, cross-hatching, accented strokes, and the use of chalk and crayon. Simplified Drawing teaches artists the ABCs of free-hand drawing and features the basic principles of an object's construction using the easy "block method." The Simplified Essentials of Charcoal Drawing discusses charcoal materials and how to use them, and includes various techniques of charcoal drawing with application to cast, life, and outdoor sketching. Simplified Pencil Drawing presents the various methods of pencil drawing, step by step, while building students' knowledge of the subject and encouraging them to develop their own individual pencil techniques.