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ISBN: 0486257045

ISBN13: 9780486257044

A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide: Woodward's National Architect of 1869

Name: Insightful vision
Item: A Victorian Housebuilder&#39;s Guide: Woodward&#39;s National Architect of 1869
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By George E. Woodward, Kristina Seleshanko, Edward G. Thompson

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Book Overview

Here are detailed drawings, floor plans, elevations, specifications, and vintage cost estimates for twenty distinctive Victorian structures, ranging from a humble cottage to an ornate brick villa. They have been reproduced from a rare 1869 publication of Woodward's National Architect, a publication directed to builders, carpenters, and masons of the Victorian era.
Each of these highly individual and appealing structures has been meticulously rendered in a landscaped perspective view along with front and side elevations, first- and second-floor plans, and close-up sections. With more than 580 black-and-white illustrations, the text provides directions for finishing trim, baseboards, and wainscoting; completing brick and plaster work; constructing chimneys, cesspools, and cisterns; and much more. With its wealth of authentic detail, A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide is a valuable resource for restorers, preservationists, builders, and anyone interested in the era's architecture.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0486257045

ISBN13:9780486257044

Release Date:July 2016

Publisher:Dover Publications

Length:160 Pages

Weight:1.07 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 8.4" x 11.2"

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 4 stars
Insightful vision

By Thriftbooks.com User, May 3, 2007

An insightful little book on the construction of these beutiful homes. However it does lack complete floor plans. Otherwise a delight for those interested in architecture or this wonderful period.

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Rated 4 stars
Wrong Title

By Thriftbooks.com User, January 25, 2007

Titling this book, "A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide" is a bit off the mark. It would be better titled, "A Victorian House Buyer's Guide". It includes great illustrations showing both elevation and dimensional views, floor plans with dimensions that are larger than most, specification lists for the carpenters, masons, and plumbers, and some sectional views for some details. What it lacks is more of those sectional views to...

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Rated 4 stars
A Victorian Perspective...

By Thriftbooks.com User, January 13, 2005

Dover's edition of Woodward's National Architect is and excellent resource for those who wish to know what went into building those 1870 period Victorians. It is interesting from many perspectives- historical, aesthetic, and even chemical! The Victorians used a surprising amount of lead in their homes- in their paint and in their pipes. The book contains many illustrations as well as instructions for contrators and even a...

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Rated 4 stars
For the house lover, the house restorer, the house looker

By Thriftbooks.com User, August 12, 2003

This reprint of "Woodward's National Architect of 1869" is the earliest example of its kind I've seen Dover bring out yet. Like all the Dover paperbacks, it's technically excellent, well bound, printed on sturdy paper, and clearly reproduced. What makes it valuable to me is the era it focuses on. There are plenty of plan books dating from the mid-'70's onward, but these transitional years aren't so well covered.The only...

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Rated 5 stars
A reprint of a detailed 19th century pattern book

By Thriftbooks.com User, January 12, 2001

This is one of the better Victorian pattern books reprinted by Dover. It consists of 100 plates covering designs from small homes to a large brick mansion, and several auxilliary building designs. The book also includes several example contracts for finishing some of the homes; with carpenters', masons', and plumbers' specifications. The designs themselves are fairly detailed; with cross sections, interior, and exterior...

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