Historic Millwork: A Guide to Restoring and Re-creating Doors, Windows, and Moldings of the Late Nineteenth Through Mid-Twentieth Centuries / Edition 1

by Brent Hull

Overview

* Features hundreds of detailed illustrations from actual period millwork catalogs.
* Demonstrates how to properly specify millwork.
* Include a glossary of key terms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471416227
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/18/2003
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

BRENT HULL is the founder of Hull Historical Millwork, a millwork firm specializing in the restoration and preservation of historic homes and commercial buildings. A recognized expert on American historic millwork, he teaches courses on preservation, speaks frequently at restoration and preservation conferences, and writes for a variety of magazines and journals.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Chapter One: Wood and Historic Millwork 1

Chapter Two: Doors 15

Chapter Three: Windows 49

Chapter Four: Moldings 83

Chapter Five: Cabinets, Store Fixtures, and Built-Ins 103

Chapter Six: Short-Lived Millwork Items 139

Glossary 191

Bibliography 195

Index 199

Editorial Reviews

"The information in Historic Millwork is useful, the illustrations are charming and the book has many helpful tables." (Traditional Building, July/August 2003)

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