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Overview
This republication of a 1926 study looks at mouldings from historical, practical, aesthetic, and perceptual points of view; Richard Sammons' foreword and a selection of mouldings in use address applications in contemporary architecture.
Synopsis
With the revival of interest in traditional design, practitioners,
students, and historians have begun to study and use the vocabulary of forms that so enriched our architectural heritage.
Editorials
Architect Magazine
[T]his 146-page ode to cove and ovolo [is] worth immersion, even in the modern age.Clem Labine's Period Homes
[B]elongs in the library of any practicing architect who regularly draws from tradition, and especially those who teach.”— Eve M. KahnEve M. Kahn - Clem Labine's Period Homes
“[B]elongs in the library of any practicing architect who regularly draws from tradition, and especially those who teach.”The Statement
As a treatise on ornamentation, this is one of the finest.Book Details
Published
July 1, 2007
Publisher
Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Pages
160
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780393732337