Late Victorian Architectural Plans and Details

by William T. Comstock, Daniel D. Reiff (Introduction)

Overview

This authentic reproduction of plans drawn up by a noted nineteenth-century architectural firm features both residential and public buildings. Hundreds of illustrations include floor plans, perspective views, and elevations as well as designs for staircases, fireplaces, and other interior details. Other drawings depict windows, doors, balconies, and gables. Photographs offer crisp views of exteriors.
Victorian architecture buffs will prize this excellent source of authentic period designs. Its 126 plates comprise 87 images of residences; the remaining 39 structures include a field club building, stables, a library, a school, a railroad station, a dry goods store, and a music hall. Captions describe locations, dimensions, costs, and other particulars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486156736
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	01/30/2013
Series:	Dover Architecture
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	154 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

The designs of William T. Comstock, a prolific 19th-century publisher of architectural plans, have inspired several Dover books, including Houses and Seaside Cottages of the Victorian Era and Turn of the Century House Designs.