This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt: ...of the architrave. F is a section from a to 6 through the block, showing the formation of the panel. It is both proper and common to ornament these pan-. els with rosettes, from the plainest kind up to the most rich and beautiful; and where the panel is large, it may be enriched with the honeysuckle, or any other ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt: ...of the architrave. F is a section from a to 6 through the block, showing the formation of the panel. It is both proper and common to ornament these pan-. els with rosettes, from the plainest kind up to the most rich and beautiful; and where the panel is large, it may be enriched with the honeysuckle, or any other appropriate ornament. All the figures on this plate are drawn at half the full size. CHIMNEY PIECES. PLATES XLIX. L. and LI. On these plates are three designs for chimney pieces. These designs are formed suitably for marble, but may be constructed of wood. In the decoration of chimney pieces, the wildest fancy has been indulged. Their composition should conform to the style and character of the room in which they are placed, whether of marble or of wood. If of wood, they may be painted black and varnished, which will give them a neat appearance, and render them less liable to be soiled with smoke than when painted a light color. A A on Plate XLIX. shows the plan of the pilasters; C C, a section of the jambs; and D, the section of the back. The jambs and back are intended to be made of soap stone, but may be made of any other kind of stone which will stand the heat of the fire, or of iron. a a a a represents the front edge of the cornice, or shelf. E E shows how the plinth of the pilasters, and that of the room, should be connected with each other. 76 GUILOCHE AND FRETS. On Plate L. is shown the plan of the fire place, E E being the plan of the pilasters, G G that of the jambs, F the back, and D D the facings. C shows an elevation of one of the jambs, with the top end narrowed off to its proper width. Every part of these designs can be accurately measured by the scale of feet and inches annexed to each plate. Open fire places for burning wood ought ...
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Benjamin B. Mussed & Co: Boston 1851. 64 plates, 11 x 9", full calf with gilt-ruled spine & gilt-lettering on spine label, 119pp, covers stained, scuffed, spotted, scratched, rubbed & very slightly warped, corners bumped & worn, spine tips worn with a sm bit of leather missing from right areas of spine, gilt lettering on label worn, inner hinges cracked, pencil name & drawing on front paste-down, rear paste-down has colored pencil lettering, staines, waterstains, foxing. Asher Benjamin was an influential and successful American architect. Joseph Smith adapted a Benjamin design for the Kirkland Temple in Illinois.
