This essential sourcebook offers authentic views of interior and exterior designs of buildings erected in the decades following the American Revolution. Reproduced from a rare 1805 edition, the handsome facsimile takes a fascinating look at how public structures and private homes were designed, contracted, built, and embellished during the Federal period. Republication of the edition published by Benjamin Johnson, Philadelphia, 1805.
The Architect, or Practical House Carpenter (1830) by Asher Benjamin The superbly illustrated and detailed handbook that popularized the use of classic Greek architectural style in America in the early and middle 1800s. 271 illustrations.
The American Builder's Companion by Asher Benjamin The most widely used early 19th century architectural style and source book, this work ranges from the Colonial up into Greek Revival periods. Benjamin covers the extensive development of carpentry and construction techniques. Over 375 figures.
Gibbs' Book of Architecture: An Eighteenth-Century Classic by James Gibbs Gibbs's legendary 1728 folio includes perspectives and blueprints for such magnificent commissions as London's St. Martin in the Fields; the Senate House of the University of Cambridge; plus fine drawings of marble cisterns, iron gates, funeral monuments, and more.
