Late Victorian Architectural Plans and Details

By William T. Comstock Introduction by Daniel D. Reiff

$19.95

Publication Date: 2nd January 2013

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 cl... Read More
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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 cl... Read More
Description
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.

Reprint of Modern Architectural Designs and Details, Volumes II-IV, William T. Comstock, New York, 1889-1890.
Details
  • Price: $19.95
  • Pages: 192
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Architecture
  • Publication Date: 2nd January 2013
  • Trim Size: 9.37 x 12.2 in
  • ISBN: 9780486156736
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
Author Bio
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.
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.

Reprint of Modern Architectural Designs and Details, Volumes II-IV, William T. Comstock, New York, 1889-1890.
  • Price: $19.95
  • Pages: 192
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Architecture
  • Publication Date: 2nd January 2013
  • Trim Size: 9.37 x 12.2 in
  • ISBN: 9780486156736
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
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.