Principles of Victorian Decorative Design

Principles of Victorian Decorative Design
Author: Christopher Dresser
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 048615856X

Classic by noted Victorian designer offers rich, illuminating discussions of historic styles, utility, design of furniture, carpets, textiles, much more. Over 180 handsome illustrations.

Principles of Decorative Design

Principles of Decorative Design
Author: Christopher Dresser
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2023-10-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3385218284

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

100 Victorian Architectural Designs for Houses and Other Buildings

100 Victorian Architectural Designs for Houses and Other Buildings
Author: A. J. Bicknell & Co.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2012-05-29
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486146197

Originally published in 1878, this now-rare collection of designs supplies views of a remarkable variety of modestly priced structures: houses, villas, cottages, many others. Handsome drawings of perspective views and elevations, some of which include floor plans, plus suggestions for interior design. 98 black-and-white illustrations.

Distinctive House Design and Decor of the Twenties

Distinctive House Design and Decor of the Twenties
Author: Richardson Little Wright
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780486418254

Hundreds of excellent photographs, drawings and floor plans depict landscaping, interior and exterior decor. Text includes a wealth of information on how a house is built, with expert advice on walls, floors, ceilings, windows, balconies, fireplaces, plumbing, decorative hardware, paints, even architects' fees. Special portfolio of 60 houses in varied styles.

Victorian Cottage Architecture

Victorian Cottage Architecture
Author: George F. Barber
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2012-03-08
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486140067

Reprint of rare catalog by one of America's most successful, late-19th-century domestic architects, with more than 100 designs for 68 houses including elevations and floor plans.

The Decoration of Houses

The Decoration of Houses
Author: Edith Wharton
Publisher: Charles Scribner
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1897
Genre: Interior decoration
ISBN:

Ornamental Carpentry on Nineteenth-century American Houses

Ornamental Carpentry on Nineteenth-century American Houses
Author: Ben Karp
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1981-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780486241449

handsome photographs plus captions and Introduction convey fascination of characteristic sawn-wood ornamentation embellishing houses constructed 1820-1910.

Victorian Dwellings for Village and Country (1885)

Victorian Dwellings for Village and Country (1885)
Author: S. B. Reed
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-07-13
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486158349

Rare catalog includes floor plans and elevations for 35 different residences, from a one-story seaside summer cottage ($700) to a five-story villa with over 15 rooms, furnace, gas, and "speaking tubes" ($10,000). 149 illustrations.