Overview

Republication of a classic 1926 study that looks at mouldings from historical, practical, aesthetic, and perceptual points of view. 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. None are as ubiquitous as mouldings, yet an in-depth analysis of them has been absent. This book fills an important gap in the current discourse of building. 92 illustrations.

Full Product Details

9780393732337

Table of Contents

Reviews

As a treatise on ornamentation, this is one of the finest. -- The Statement [T]his 146-page ode to cove and ovolo [is] worth immersion, even in the modern age. -- Architect Magazine [B]elongs in the library of any practicing architect who regularly draws from tradition, and especially those who teach. -- Eve 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.--Eve M. Kahn

Author Information

C. Howard Walker (1857-1936) was a distinguished Boston architect. Richard Sammons is a principal of Fairfax & Sammons.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available