Robert Arthur King
A delightful collection of creatures that adorn New York City buildings.More
Robert Arthur King, Allison Silver
A delightful collection of quirky faces and figures that people New York City buildings.More
Martin Benad, Ursula E. Benad
For centuries Italy has exuded a mythical aura: in no other country do
antiquity and modernity, history, art, landscape, and the graceful art
of living seem to merge and coexist with such simple elegance as in
this land steeped in over two millennia of cultural heritage.More
Frank M. Snyder, Peter Pennoyer, Anne Walker
Between 1906 and 1914, New York architect Frank M. Snyder published Building Details, a serial produced in twelve parts over eight years.More
C. Howard Walker, Richard Sammons
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.More
Martin Benad, Ursula E. Benad
All trompe l’oeil painting uses light and shadow to create illusory forms and surfaces.More
Raymond Lecoq
From grilles and gates to balconies and complex lock and key mechanisms, this book traces the successive styles of decorative French ironwork over its 700-year development.
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Martin Benad, Ursula E. Benad
Sky and sea are the trompe l'oeil painter's favorite motifs for contemporary interiors.More
Birthe Koustrup
Four-color ornamental illustrations fill the pages of Handbook of Decorative Motifs, offering a lively catalog of inspired design ideas and models for decorative painters, interior designers, and craftspeople.More
Yannick Guegan
From the coauthor of the best-selling Handbook of Painted Decoration comes this advanced exploration of trompe l’oeil art and technique.More
Paloma Pajares-Ayuela
"Paloma Pajares-Ayuela's richly illustrated study of the late medieval type of architectural ornament known as Cosmatesque is a welcome addition to the literature on this subject."--Nexus Network JournalMore
Kent Bloomer
A treasure trove of ideas and encouragement for architects looking for alternatives to the severity of modernism and graceless postmodernism.More
David Van Zanten, Cervin Robinson
An interpretive essay about a much-admired genius of American architecture, with an emphasis on the meaning of ornament in his work and lifeMore
Brent C. Brolin
Embellishment is a basic human need. Why was it banished from modern architecture?More
Studio Marmo, Frederick Bradley
A photographic directory and reference, covering over 350 types of stone used in architecture and interior design.More