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Overview
Reproduced in rich color and finely detailed drawings, this is the catalogue Victorian house builders used to furnish their interiors—mantelpieces, sash windows, carved moldings, newels, cornices, stencils, and more—as well as exteriors, such as a row of chess-piece chimneys and classically columned porches with wrought-iron Art Nouveau canopies. More than 1,500 period fittings and fixtures. "This volume is a necessity."—Victorian Homes. "Marvelously entertaining visual treasury....A terrific resource for collectors, restorers, woodworkers and antique buffs."—Country Victorian Accents. 200 pages (8 in color), 1,650 b/w illus., 9 1/8 X 11 3/8.Editorials
Booknews
Reprinted from the Victorian catalogs of Young & Marten, 19th century builders' merchants of London, presents a treasury of illustrations of some 1,500 fixtures, fittings, and original patterns for doorknobs, fireplace mantels and grates, tile panels, floor designs, baths, gates, and other architectural and decorator fittings. Fascinating, and useful for remodelers or buffs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
April 1, 1992
Publisher
Sterling Pub Co Inc
Pages
192
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780806986142