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Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical useAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The encyclopædia of ornament : illustratedAuthor: a series of fifty-three plates of ironwork, lacework, and needlework, tapestry, stained glass, bookbindings, tiles, panels, screens, etc.
Designs for Gothic ornaments & furniture, after the ancient manner, for ecclesiastical and domestic purposes, for the use of architects, and workers in metal, stone, wood, etc., etcAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Ornamental iron : reproductions from photographs of ornamental iron and art metal work ... : reproductions in bronze of the creations of eminent master artists, architects and sculptorsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Turning lathes: a manual for technical schools and apprentices. A guide to turning, screw-cutting, metal-spinning, [ornamental turning,] & c. ..Author: Classic Public Domain
Cusack's freehand ornament. A text book with chapters on elements, principles, and methods of freehand drawing, for the general use of teachers and students ..Author: Classic Public Domain
Pattern design : a book for students treating in a practical way of the anatomy, planning & evolution of repeated ornamentAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Mines register; successor to the Mines handbook and the Copper handbook ... describing the non-ferrous metal mining companies in the western hemisphereAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Outlines of ornament in the leading styles : selected from executed ancient and modern works : a book of reference for the architect, sculptor, decorative artist, and practical painterAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Japanese marks and seals. Part I, Pottery. Part II, Illuminated mss. and printed books. Part III, Lacquer, enamels, metal, wood, ivory, &c.Author: Classic Public Domain
Sheet metal workers' manual; a complete, practical instruction book on the sheet metal industry, machinery and tools, and related subjects, including the oxy-acetylen welding and cutting processAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The history and antiquities of the county of Suffolk: with genealogical and architectural notices of its several towns and villagesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A manual of historic ornament, treating upon the evolution, tradition, and development of architecture & the applied arts;Author: Classic Public Domain
Catalogue of books mostly from the presses of the first printers showing the progress of printing with movable metal types through the second half of the fifteenth centuryAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A handbook of art smithing : for the use of practical smiths, designers of ironwork, technical and art schools, architects, etc.Author: Classic Public Domain
A handbook of ornament with 300 plates containing about 3,000 illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to objectsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A handbook of ornament, with three hundred plates, containing about three thousand illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to objectsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Catalogue of the J. Morgan Slade library and other architectural works in the Apprentices' library and Supplements no.1-12 to the Finding List of the Apprentices' LibraryAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A textbook on ornamental design: elements of ornament, practical design, applied design, historic ornamental drawing, color harmonyAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Sweet's architectural catalogues : for the year 1925 ; a catalogue filing system containing the catalogues of manufacturers of building materials and equipmentAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Suggestions in design : being a comprehensive series of original sketches in various styles of ornament : arranged for application in the decorative and constructive artsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Nature in ornament; an enquiry into the natural element in ornamental design & a survey of the ornamental treatment of natural formsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Year book of the Boston Architectural Club: The Petit Trianon, being a reproduction of plates from a workAuthor: James A. Arnott and John Wilson, architects, of Edinburgh
New universal moulding book, containing latest styles of mouldings and architectural designs of exterior and interior finish ... rails, balusters and newel posts; architraves; front, interior and store doors ..Author: Classic Public Domain
English ironwork of the XVIIth and XVIII centuries : an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraftAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The grammar of the lotus, a new history of classic ornament as a development of Sun worship, with observations on the "Bronze culture" of prehistoric Europe, as derived from Egypt; based on the study of patternsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The new metal worker pattern book. A treatise on the principles and practice of pattern cutting as applied to sheet metal workAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A book of house plans; floor plans and cost data of original designs of various architectural types, of which full working drawings and specifications are availableAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The practical draughtsman's book of industrial design, and machinist's and engineer's drawing companion: forming a complete course of mechanical, engineering, and architectural drawing.Author: Classic Public Domain
The silversmith's handbook : containing full instructions for the alloying and working of silver, including the different modes of refining and melting the metal; its solders; the preparation of imitation alloys...Author: Classic Public Domain
A manual of historic ornament; treating upon the evolution, tradition, and development of architecture & the applied arts. Prepared for the use of students and craftsmenAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Principles of architectural composition; an attempt to order and phrase ideas which have hitherto been only feltAuthor: the instinctive taste of designers [by] John Beverly [!] Robinson
The architects' and artisans' permanent price book and compendium of useful tables and practical scientific information [microform] : selected and compiled for the use of all branches of the architectural profession...Author: Classic Public Domain
Radford's architectural drawing; complete guide to work of architect's office, drawing to scale--tracing--detailing--lettering--rendering--designing-- classic orders of architecture; a complete and thorough courseAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The practical draughtsman's book of industrial design : forming a complete course of mechanical, engineering, and architectural drawingAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Modern letter engraving in theory and practice; a manual for the use of watchmakers, jewelers and other metal engravers ..Author: Classic Public Domain
Recipes and extracts on alchemy, medicine, metal-working, cosmetics, veterinary science, agriculture, wine-making, and other subjectsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Researches in the south of Ireland, illustrative of the scenery, architectural remains, and the manners and superstitions of the peasantry. With an appendix, containing a private narrative of the rebellion of 1798Author: Classic Public Domain
Fifteenth century Italian ornament, chiefly taken from brocades and stuffs found in pictures in the National gallery, London;Author: Classic Public Domain
Architectural details for every type of building : a practical drafting room guide for contractors, builders, lumber dealers, millmen, draftsmen and architects.Author: Classic Public Domain
Architectural Ironwork and Metal Ornament Book Collection
Discover 125 carefully selected public-domain books about architectural ironwork and metal ornament. This focused archive brings together practical manuals, illustrated references and important historical works in one searchable collection.
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Architectural record
The grammar of ornament
Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use
The encyclopaedia of ornament
Easy steps in architecture and architectural drawing ..
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Architectural sheet metal ornaments .
Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use
Ornamental drawing, and architectural design. With notes, historical and practical. Upwards of 200 illustrations
Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament
Illustrated catalog of mouldings, architectural & ornamental wood work.
Geometrical drawing, projection drawing, freehand and ornamental drawing, wash work and brush drawing, elementary perspective drawing, architectural drawing
The encyclopædia of ornament : illustrated by a series of fifty-three plates of ironwork, lacework, and needlework, tapestry, stained glass, bookbindings, tiles, panels, screens, etc.
Designs for Gothic ornaments & furniture, after the ancient manner, for ecclesiastical and domestic purposes, for the use of architects, and workers in metal, stone, wood, etc., etc
Examples of ornamental metal work
Examples of a few architectural ornaments, &c. : manufactured in fibrous plaster, carton pierre, and wood, by Geo. Jackson & Sons ...
A source book of problems for geometry, based upon industrial design and architectural ornament
Ornamental iron : reproductions from photographs of ornamental iron and art metal work ... : reproductions in bronze of the creations of eminent master artists, architects and sculptors
Designs of architectural ornaments : manufactured in sheet zinc, brass or copper by Bakewell & Mullins, Kittredge Cornice and Ornament Works, Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio.
Turning lathes: a manual for technical schools and apprentices. A guide to turning, screw-cutting, metal-spinning, [ornamental turning,] & c. ..
The grammar of ornament
A handbook of ornament
Cusack's freehand ornament. A text book with chapters on elements, principles, and methods of freehand drawing, for the general use of teachers and students ..
Pattern design : a book for students treating in a practical way of the anatomy, planning & evolution of repeated ornament
Styles of ornament
Architectural Review
Architectural record
Catalog of Capitals, brackets and compo ornament for exterior and interior decoration
A history of ornament ..
Keith's architectural studies, no.8
Ornamental design, embracing The Anatomy of pattern : The planning of ornament; The application of ornament
Architectural digest
Easy steps in architecture and architectural drawing ..
Ornament, two thousand decorative motifs in colour, forming a survey of the applied art of all ages and all countries
The application of ornament
The encyclopaedia of ornament
Historic styles of ornament
Mines register; successor to the Mines handbook and the Copper handbook ... describing the non-ferrous metal mining companies in the western hemisphere
Outlines of Ornament in the Leading Styles
... Metal coloring and finishing ..
Outlines of ornament in the leading styles : selected from executed ancient and modern works : a book of reference for the architect, sculptor, decorative artist, and practical painter
Handcraft in wood and metal : a handbook of training in their practical working for teachers, students, & craftsmen
Japanese marks and seals. Part I, Pottery. Part II, Illuminated mss. and printed books. Part III, Lacquer, enamels, metal, wood, ivory, &c.
Sheet metal workers' manual; a complete, practical instruction book on the sheet metal industry, machinery and tools, and related subjects, including the oxy-acetylen welding and cutting process
Architectural interior and exterior woodwork standardized : the permanent furniture for your home.
Architectural shades and shadows
Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington museum and other collections
The history and antiquities of the county of Suffolk: with genealogical and architectural notices of its several towns and villages
A manual of historic ornament, treating upon the evolution, tradition, and development of architecture & the applied arts;
Keith's architectural studies : modern American homes costing to build under prices quoted $ 4,000 and over.
Nature in ornament
Catalogue of books mostly from the presses of the first printers showing the progress of printing with movable metal types through the second half of the fifteenth century
A handbook of art smithing : for the use of practical smiths, designers of ironwork, technical and art schools, architects, etc.
Sheet metal drafting
The architectural dictionary
Boston Architectural Club year book for 1922
The Architectural review
A handbook of ornament with 300 plates containing about 3,000 illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to objects
Javanese batik designs from metal stamps
Illustrations of iron architecture, made by the Architectural Iron Works of the city of New York
Floriated ornament: a series of thirty-one designs
Elementary principles of ornament
A handbook of ornament, with three hundred plates, containing about three thousand illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to objects
The principles of architectural composition
Glossary of ecclesiastical ornament and costume, compiled from ancient authorities and examples
Catalogue of the J. Morgan Slade library and other architectural works in the Apprentices' library and Supplements no.1-12 to the Finding List of the Apprentices' Library
Military and all metal buttons : army, navy, police, fire department, school and livery ..
The principles of ornament
Architectural Composition
[Collection of ornament books]
A textbook on ornamental design: elements of ornament, practical design, applied design, historic ornamental drawing, color harmony
Sweet's architectural catalogues : for the year 1925 ; a catalogue filing system containing the catalogues of manufacturers of building materials and equipment
Modern architectural details; a portfolio of eighty plates of photographs & working drawings
Reports and papers of the architectural and archaeological societies of the counties of Lincoln and Northampton
Architectural drawing
Catalogue of the Avery architectural library. A memorial library of architecture, archæology, and decorative art
Suggestions in design : being a comprehensive series of original sketches in various styles of ornament : arranged for application in the decorative and constructive arts
Nature in ornament; an enquiry into the natural element in ornamental design & a survey of the ornamental treatment of natural forms
Glossary of ecclesiastical ornament and costume : compiled and illustrated from ancient authorities and examples
Year book of the Boston Architectural Club: The Petit Trianon, being a reproduction of plates from a work by James A. Arnott and John Wilson, architects, of Edinburgh
The house of beauty : a collection of architectural designs for small houses.
The Builder's journal and architectural engineer
The Crystal palace, its architectural history and constructive marvels
New universal moulding book, containing latest styles of mouldings and architectural designs of exterior and interior finish ... rails, balusters and newel posts; architraves; front, interior and store doors ..
English ironwork of the XVIIth and XVIII centuries : an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft
The grammar of the lotus, a new history of classic ornament as a development of Sun worship, with observations on the "Bronze culture" of prehistoric Europe, as derived from Egypt; based on the study of patterns
The new metal worker pattern book. A treatise on the principles and practice of pattern cutting as applied to sheet metal work
Lahore Its History, Architectural Remains And Antiquities
Silverwork and jewelry : a text-book for students and workers in metal
A textbook on show-card writing : show-card writing, show-card design and ornament, letter formation
The shores of the Adriatic, the Italian side; an architectural and archæological pilgrimage
Metal spinning
Architectural catalog file
A series of manuals of Gothic ornament
A book of house plans; floor plans and cost data of original designs of various architectural types, of which full working drawings and specifications are available
Lettering in ornament; an enquiry into the decorative use of lettering, past, present, and possible
The practical draughtsman's book of industrial design, and machinist's and engineer's drawing companion: forming a complete course of mechanical, engineering, and architectural drawing.
History of architecture and ornament
Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada
The silversmith's handbook : containing full instructions for the alloying and working of silver, including the different modes of refining and melting the metal; its solders; the preparation of imitation alloys...
Modern type display and the use of type ornament
Catalogue of specimens of Japanese lacquer and metal work exhibited in 1894
Architectural Competition Homes
Lettering in ornament, an inquiry into the decorative use of lettering, past, present, and possible
Architectural pottery; bricks, tiles, pipes, enamelled terra-cottas, ordinary and incrusted quarries, stoneware mosaics, faïences, and architectural stoneware
A manual of historic ornament; treating upon the evolution, tradition, and development of architecture & the applied arts. Prepared for the use of students and craftsmen
Analysis of ornament, characteristics of styles; an introduction to the study of the history of ornamental art
Progressive steps in architectural drawing
The Greek and Roman orders. Architectural reprint ed., with description of each plate
The coal and metal miners'pocketbook of principles, rules, formulas, and tables ..
Architectural Review. (Boston)
Principles of architectural composition; an attempt to order and phrase ideas which have hitherto been only felt by the instinctive taste of designers [by] John Beverly [!] Robinson
Metal-work; a handbook for teachers and students
Transactions of the Leicestershire Architectural and Archaeological Society
The architects' and artisans' permanent price book and compendium of useful tables and practical scientific information [microform] : selected and compiled for the use of all branches of the architectural profession...
Examples of historic ornament.
Radford's architectural drawing; complete guide to work of architect's office, drawing to scale--tracing--detailing--lettering--rendering--designing-- classic orders of architecture; a complete and thorough course
The practical draughtsman's book of industrial design : forming a complete course of mechanical, engineering, and architectural drawing
Modern letter engraving in theory and practice; a manual for the use of watchmakers, jewelers and other metal engravers ..
Store fronts in architectural terra cotta
Architectural drawing and draughtsmen
Recipes and extracts on alchemy, medicine, metal-working, cosmetics, veterinary science, agriculture, wine-making, and other subjects
Academy architecture and architectural review
Researches in the south of Ireland, illustrative of the scenery, architectural remains, and the manners and superstitions of the peasantry. With an appendix, containing a private narrative of the rebellion of 1798
Architectural plan service monthly: authoritative house plans, aug. 1925
Historical and architectural notes on the parish churches in and around Peterborough
Old English pattern books of the metal trades; a descriptive catalogue of the collection in the museum;
Fifteenth century Italian ornament, chiefly taken from brocades and stuffs found in pictures in the National gallery, London;
Architectural details for every type of building : a practical drafting room guide for contractors, builders, lumber dealers, millmen, draftsmen and architects.
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