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	Adam, ROMAN BUILDING. Ref: 9136 Published by Routledge. This book places emphasis on the technical aspects of Roman Archictecture following the process of building through each stage, from quarry to stone wall, from tree to roof timbers. Different techiques in building in brick, stone and wood and how these materials were obtained are recorded. The author also discusses decoration and water supply, heating roads and tools. Not only are public buildings in the whole Roman empire are gone into, but domestic dwellings and shops as well. 275 x 220 mm. 360 pp. 754 b&w illustrations both photographs and drawings. pb. Click images for further details. Price: £60.00


	James Ayres, BUILDING THE GEORGIAN CITY. Ref: 0101 Published by Yale. Ayres describes how builders in London after the Great Fire achieved a rapid rebuilding of the city through standardization and the relaxation of restrictive trade practices. Using Bath as an example he describes how a separation occurred between making and designing, which led to the decline of the craftsman as a designer with an empirical understanding of processes and the rise of the architect working from a theoretical base. Chapters on: architects and builders; site and preparation; building supplies; stone trades; brickwork; timber trades; hardware; plumbers; glaziers; plasterers and painters. Many illustrations of tools and tradesmen using them ISBN 0300075480 285 x 210 mm. viii + 280 pp. 345 illustrations (40 in colour). Hardback. Click image to enlarge Price: £45.00


	James Ayres, DOMESTIC INTERIORS: The British Tradition 1500 -1850. Ref: 0088 Published by Yale. This is a much expanded and revised and retitled version of an earlier (1981) work by the author, Book of the Home in Britain. Much has been written about aristocratic homes of this period, but this book deals with the kind of furnishings that a smaller or 'middle class' home would have had. A wide range of subjects are covered including heating and lighting, wall coverings, doors and doorways, staircases and colour. Items we take for granted today, eg door locks. window glazing, floor boards and wallpaper were all too expensive for the average Tudor householder to contemplate owning. There was much more reliance on what natural products, for instance clay, could be obtained locally to furnish and colour houses. The author presents a collection of his own line drawings and many photographs of surviving interiors and their details. Much of this material has not been readily available before ISBN 0300084455 290 x 215 mm. xii + 260 pp. 66 colour photographs and 227 b&w photographs and drawings. 8 appendixes and a glossary. Hardback. Click image to enlarge Price: £45.00


	Barnwell, Palmer & Airs.(eds), THE VERNACULAR WORKSHOP From Craft To Industry, 1400 - 1900. Ref: 0027 Published by CBA. This report has been compiled by 16 authorities from both the Vernacular Architecture Group and the Association of Industrial Archaelogy. It evaluates the workshop both as a building an a workplace with an emphasis on the industrial output of the country before the introduction of the large factory system of the late 19th century. The fourteen chapters include such as: The late medieval workshops of East Anglia, Little mesters' shops of Sheffield and The workshops and cottages of Ironbridge Gorge. A three page summary is included in English, French and German ISBN 1902771451 300 x 210 mm. xvi + 202 pp. 146 b&w photographs, engravings and drawings, 16 tables and 4 appendixes. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £19.95


	Barral i Altet, STAINED GLASS. Ref: 9324 Published by T & H. A survey of stained glass around the world in the the 20th and 21st centuries. Over the last 30 years a great many projects have been created all over the world from France to Japan and India, from Art Nouveau type department stores to temples. They show where stained glass has become a medium through which the traditional and avant-garde come together to create sumptuous designs. 315 x 270 mm. 216 pp. 247 illustrations with 246 in colour. hb. Click image for further details. Price: £32.00


	Ted Benson, TIMBERFRAME Ref: 9141 Published by Taunton. Lavishly illustrated with 100s of photographs, line drawings and plans providing the largest collection of timber frame designs available in a book. A huge and rich source of ideas for would-be builders, builders and architects and well up to the standard of Benson's other books. Final chapter discusses aspects of timber frame design in Lavenham. 280 x 215 mm. 240 pp. 295 colour photographs. pb with flaps. Click image to show further details. Price: £24.95


	Gunther Binding, MEDIEVAL BUILDING TECHNIQUES. Ref: 9329 Published by Tempus. 100s of drawings have been culled by the author from 1000s of medieval illuminated manuscripts, early printed works, sculptures and carvings. These drawings and some photographs show the tools and techniques used by masons and builders of the Middle Ages. Each illustration is accompanied by a translated caption and details of the location of the original. Landscape 225 x 250 mm. 216 pp. More than 650 drawings. pb. Click image for further details. Price: £25.00


	R. W. Brunskill, VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE, An Illustrated Handbook 4th ed. Ref: 9127 Published by Faber & Faber. An essential guide to the architecture of manor houses, farm houses, cottages, barns, stables, mills, inns, shops, and early industrial buildings. Contents include: Walling-construction and materials; Roofing-shape, construction and materials; Plan and section; Architectural details; Farm buildings; Urban vernacular, minor industrial buildings and chapels; Comparisons and conclusions. Appendix on how to study vernacular architecture; and a glossary. "A must for anyone wishing to restore buildings of this type, or needing ammunition to oppose insensitive planning proposals." CPRE Bulletin. 215 x 135 mm. 292 pp. 100s of b&w drawings and photographs. pb. Click image to enlarge. Price: £20.00


	J. W. P. Campbell & W. Pryce, BRICK. A World History Ref: 0089 Published by Thames & Hudson. This is the first ever comprehensive study of brick and follows its story from 5000 BC to today. The use of brick is illustrated from the baths of ancient Rome, the majestic Mughal mosques and the wonders of Gothic brickwork in Germany to its modern revival. There is also a technical survey of brickmaking and bricklaying and an essay in architectural and cultural history. Spectacular photographs were specially taken for this book ISBN 0500341958 308 x 240 mm. 320 pp. Over 600 colour illustrations. Hardback. Click image to enlarge Price: £39.95


	Cocke, Findlay, Hasley and Williamson.et al. RECORDING A CHURCH: An Illustrated Glossary. Ref: 9308 Published by the Council for British Archaeology. This contains over 500 terms forming a comprehensive glossary used to describe church architecture and furniture, amply illustrated with simple and clearly labelled drawings by George Wilson and David Rust. 210 x 115 mm. 52 pp. 45 b&w drawings. pb. Click image for further imformation. Price: £7.50


	Comstock, VICTORIAN DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURAL PLANS AND DETAILS. Ref: 0025 Published by Dover. A book for those interested in restoring, preserving or even recreating Victorian homes. This volume contains many authentic engravings, drawn to scale, of floor plans of various styles: Queen Anne, Elizabethan, Colonial, Jacobean, Southern, Californian and more adapted for Victorian buildings. There are some 734 drawings of doorways, windows, staircases, mouldings, cornices, dormers, fireplaces, finials, gables, mantles, newel posts, porches, transoms, verandas and others ISBN 0486234429 310 x 235 mm. 96 pp. 734 b&w illustrations. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £8.50


	Pamela Cunnington, CARING FOR OLD HOUSES 2nd edition. Ref: 0031 Published by Marston House. This edition revised and updated by Alison Henry contains all the latest information on building legislation, grant availability, conservation services and organisations concerned with the welfare of old buildings. Details of all the practical aspects of house restoration, conversion and repair are covered. 'Should be bought by all who live in or contemplating taking over an old house'. National Trust Magazine ISBN 1899296174 245 x 189 mm. 256 pp. 300 + b&w photographs and line illustrations. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £14.99


	Pamela Cunnington, HOW OLD IS THAT CHURCH? Ref: 0035 Published by Marston.House. A companion to 'How Old is Your House' and a thorough guide by an architectural historian and Historic Buildings Officer with a lifelong interest in churches ISBN 0951770098 246 x 148 mm. 256 pp. 200 b&w photographs and drawings. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £9.95


	Pamela Cunnington, HOW OLD IS YOUR HOUSE? Ref: 0038 Published by Marston House. Plenty of information here by an expert architectural historian to give you a date for a house you are about to buy or fix up. Good illustrations. 'An excellent no-nonsense guide' Sunday Telegraph ISBN 1899296085 246 x 148 mm. 256 pp. 55 colour and 60 b&w photographs and 75 drawings. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £12.99


	Bernard Feilden, CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS. Ref: 9135 Published by Elsevier. This is the 2007 reprint of the 3rd. edition which has become the standard text for architects and others involved in the conservation of historic structures. Parts covered: An introduction to archectural conservation (1 chapter) ; Structural aspects of Historic buildings (5 chapters); Causes of decay in materials and structure (6 chapters); The work of the conservation architect (8 chapters); Special techniques of repair and structural consolidation (1 chapter); Conservation of modern buildings (5 appendixes); Bibliography; Index to buildings, persons and places; Subject index. 'Bernard Feilden is a monument to conservation' John Fidler, The Architect's Journal. 295 x 210 mm. xiv + 388 pp. 318 b&w illustrations, mainly photographs. pb. Click image to enlarge. Price: £36.99


	FH, ATTICS, DORMERS AND SKYLIGHTS. Ref: 0130 Published by Taunton. In the For Pros by Pros Series. This gives technical advice on converting what is the most overlooked space in a house. Contains: Building an airtight attic access; Constructing and framing a dormer window; Installing attic stairs; Sealing and insulating an attic; Adding a second story; Framing and constucting a skylight ISBN 1561587796 275 x 215 mm. 144 pp.146 colour photographs and 44 drawings. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £14.95


	Linda Hall, PERIOD HOUSE FIXTURES & FITTINGS 1300 - 1900. Ref: 0037 Published by Countryside Books. This definitive reference charts the development of the fixtures and fittings we can see today - from medieval and Tudor times to Georgian and Victorian. Drawings illustrating fixtures and fittings from 100s of houses of known date. Include stairs, doors, windows and fittings and furniture (hinges, latches, door knockers, handles, bolts, catches and stays), fixed cupboards, dressers, panelling, friezes, mouldings and stops. A wonderful resource for anyone interested in dating or restoring old property. ISBN 1853067423 170 x 150 mm. 224 pp. 441 b&w illustrations, mainly drawings with some photographs. pb. Click image to enlarge. Price: £12.99


	Lesley Hoskins, ed., THE PAPERED WALL. The History, Patterns and Techniques of Wallpaper. Ref: 0165 Published by Thames & Hudson. Fist published in 1994 this new edition is greatly expanded and enlarged ISBN 0500285683 300 x 220 mm. 272 pp. 369 illustrations, 216 in colour. Paperback. folded. Click image to enlarge Price: £19.95


	Johnston & Gibson, GREEN FROM THE GROUND UP. Ref: 9220 Published by Taunton. A thorough, informative and up-to-date reference on green, sustainable and energy-efficient home construction. Starting with clear explanations of the concepts and fundamentals of green, healthy and energy-efficient construction, this book walks readers through the entire construction process, injecting expert advice at every decision point. Construction techniques, materials and products are thoroughly explained and issues of site, landscaping, durability and energy-efficiency are discussed. An guide for homeowners and an invaluable manual for builders and architects. 242 x 172 mm. 336 pp. 256 colour photographs and drawings throughout. pb. Click image for further details. Price: £14.99


	Ross King, BRUNELLESCHI'S DOME. Ref: 0036 Published by Chatto. This is the extraordinary story of how the dome of Florence cathedral, still the largest masonry dome in the world, was built. The book outlines the problems Brunelleschi had as the architect and goes into considerable detail about the planning, design and execution of the work, including a remarkable amount on the tools and workmen. It discusses topics varying from the quarrying and polishing of marble to the use of a primitive early 70 foot trammel and the incredible hydraulic engines and hoists, with walnut screws, which were designed by the architect. Brunelleschi claimed to be the inventor of the lewis for raising stones. Beautifully written ISBN 1844138275 215 x 155 mm. viii + 184 pp. 8 colour plates and 25 b&w illustrations. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £7.99


	Nathaniel Lloyd, A HISTORY OF ENGLISH BRICKWORK. Ref: 9310 Published by Antique Collectors' Club. Originally published in 1925 and now reprinted. This book contains a history of English brickwork with examples and notes of the architectural use and manipulation of brick from Medieaval times to the end of the Georgian period. Very heavily illustrated with photographs of buildings, brick making and laying, together with measured drawings of architraves, cornices, capitals, windows, gateways, cut brickwork, diapers, chimney stacks and chimney caps. The classic work. 300 x 210 mm. 256 pp. 374 b&w photographs and 35 drawings. hb. Click image for further details. Price: £35.00


	Thomas Maude, GUIDED BY A STONE-MASON. Ref: 0022 .Published by Tauris. Looks at the structure of specific cathedrals, abbeys and churches through the eyes of an experienced stonemason. Thomas Maude uses well chosen technical and historical information and his hands-on knowledge of the trade to make the architecture of these great buildings intelligible to the amateur. The chapter headings are: The Norman Cathedral; The Gothic Cathedral; Building a Cathedral; The Stones of Britain; Monasteries and Abbeys and the Parish Church ISBN 1860640397 220 x 150 mm. 175 pp. 100s of b&w photographs. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £9.99


	Mary Ellen Polson., TRIM IDEA BOOK. Ref: 0134 Published by Taunton. An ideas book to give your rooms a better and more important look. It concentrates on walls, windows, ceilings, doorways, stairs, built-in cupboards and mantels ISBN: 1561587109. 270 x 230 mm. iv + 154 pp. 100s of colour photographs throughout. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £14.95


	V. C. Raguin with M. C. Clark, THE HISTORY OF STAINED GLASS. Ref: 0090 Published by Thames & Hudson. This history covers a 1000, years ranging from the richly patterned figures in Strasbourg Cathedral to the great churches of Chartres, Reims, York, Cologne and Florence through to modern work such as that of Matisse. This is an invaluable sourcebook to the world of stained glass together with a step-by-step illustrated account of the process of construction of a stained glass window and the problems of conservation ISBN 0500511241 280 x 230 mm. 288 pp. 335 illustrations with 300 in colour. Hardback. Click image to enlarge Price: £24.95


	Robertson and Robertson, CAST IRON DECORATION. A World Survey. Ref: 9320 Published by Thames & Hudson. The authors. father and daughter, have travelled the world photographing the finest decorative ironwork still extant thus compiling an inventrory of the worldwide forms taken by cast iron ornamentation, its relation to architecture and its contribution to the attractiveness of buildings. There is an introductory text, glossary and bibliography. "Admirably planned and abundantly illustrated, an outstanding work of reference" Architectural Review. 290 x 235 mm. 336 pp. 506 b&w photgrpahs and 15 drawn figures. hb. Jacketed. Click image for further details. Price: £35.00


	Ian Alistair Rock, THE VICTORIAN HOUSE MANUAL. Ref: 0131 Published by Haynes. This manual, written by a chartered surveyor, provides expert advice backed up by 'How to' photographs on checking for the danger signs and explaining how to fix all the common defects. Each chapter is devoted to a key part of the house and done in the style of a building survey. The Effect/Cause/Solution format helps you quickly identify and solve defects commonly found. Step-by-step photographs show the correct way to carry out repairs and maintenance. Projects are suggested where improvements can add real value as well as what to avoid ISBN 9941400505 275 x 215 mm. 220 pp. More than 350 colour phoptographs and csome b&w drawings. Hardback. Click image to enlarge Price: £19.99


	Jack A. Sobon, TIMBER-FRAME£D HOUSES. Ref: 9140 Published by Storey Publishing. Discusses finding the site, creating a plan, selecting the timber, hewing and converting the timber, assembling the frame and finishing the interior. 275 x 215 mm. 202 pp. Illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings. pb. Click image for further details. Price: £15.95


	Stagg & Masters, DECORATIVE PLASTERWORK, Repair and Restoration. Ref: 0198 Published by Attic Books. A practical guide to assist architects, surveyors and craftsmen. Materials, practical techniques to be employed together with specifications to cover situations when repairing and restoring 17th/18th century and Regency plasterwork ISBN 0948083069 290 x 210 mm. 64 pp. Illustrated with line drawings and diagrams. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £10.00


	David & Jeanie Stiles, TREE HOUSES You Can Actually Build. Ref: 0146 Published by Houghton Mifflin. Basic designs are given in detail and these designs can be adapted to any set of conditions. A wealth of drawings are shown to illustrate all aspects of construction from choosing the tree, the platform, framing, bracing, floors, walls, roofs, railings, ladders, doors and windows. Throughout there is an emphasis on safety provisions. Many colour plates of finished houses ISBN 0395892732 275 x 210 mm. 128 pp. 16 colour photographs and b&w drawings throughout. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £14.50


	Schofield & Smallcombe, COB BUILDINGS. A Practical Guide. Ref: 0040 Published by Black Dog Press. This is a practical guide for dealing with the problems inherent in the five methods of building with earth: Cob, earth mixed with straw and water; Clay Lump/Adobe earth made into bricks in a wooden former sometomes with lime; Wattle & Daub, earth covering woven sticks of wood; Rammed Earth or Pise, shuttered dry earth; Stabilized Earth, earth stabilized with cement or hydraulic lime. Details of obtaining planning permission, tools and materials and suppliers Various methods of mixing, new building and repair are all treated in detail ISBN 0952434156 210 x 148 mm. 49 pp. Illustrated throughout with b&w drawings. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £6.95


	Jane Schofield, LIME IN BUILDING_ A Practical Guide. 3rd edition. Ref: 0053 Published by Black Dog Press. A practical guide intended to give anyone enough information for basic building and decorating work using non-hydraulic lime. The book goes into details of slaking and producing the lime and the application in decorating, restoring and building. Sources for lime and associated products are listed ISBN 0952434121 210 x 148 mm. 32 pp. Illustrated throughout with b&w drawings. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £4.75


	Paula Sunshine, YOU'VE BEEN TIMBER-FRAMED! Ref: 0114 Published by Barry Harber PR. This book is primarily aimed at people who are looking at a timber framed house for the first time either 1) because they are thinking of buying one, 2) having bought one need to renovate it or 3) are intending to build a new timber-framed house themselves; It starts by listing about 20 questions that you should ask yourself when contemplating a purchase and then goes in detail to give a guide as to how you go about asking these questions; from what type of external reference to what do you do about dealing with changes to a listed building ISBN 0954595203 210 x 150 mm. 74 pp. 54 colour photographs. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £12.99


	Paula Sunshine, WATTLE AND DAUB. Ref: 9346 Published by Shire. Wattle and daub can be seen today as the infill between the timbers of timber-framed buildings throughout England. It is one of the oldest building methods in the world used, originally in the most primitive of shelters. Sticks and studs (wattles) and clay and earth (daub). Daub has been used to coat the wattle and fill gaps and keep out rain in winter and heat in the summer and has been known to last for more than 500 years. The author explains some of the mysteries surrounding this material. 210 x 150 mm. 40 pp. 58 colour & 6 b&w illustrations. pb. Price: £4.99


	Thomas D. Visser, FIELD GUIDE TO NEW ENGLAND BARNS AND FARM BUILDINGS. Ref: 0033 Published by Univ Press of New England. The author, an expert in barn preservation, surveys barns in a six state area. Vermont alone it is reckoned that there are some 30,000 barns extant, a number of which are lost to fires and neglect every year. The barns range from 18th century English wooden ones to ice houses. This handbook attempts to document structures and note the surviving architectural evidence. A wealth of photographs and some drawings illustrate these structures ISBN 0874517710 230 x 140 mm. x + 214 pp. More than 250 b&w photographs. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £14.50


	J. M. Vlach, BARNS. Ref: 0176 Published by Norton. This book and accompanying CD, which are drawn from the vast holdings in The Library of Congress, give a tour of barns in America and show their continuity in type, design and construction from European barns. Barns is the first comprehensive visual resource of its kind and an invaluable tool for any barn builder or restorer ISBN 0393730867 216 x 280 mm. 352 pp. 1000 colour illustration. Hardback. + CD. Click image to enlarge Price: £52.00


	C. Howard Walker, THEORY OF MOULDINGS. Ref: 0355 Published by Norton. This was originally published in 1926 and now has a new foreward by Richard Sammons. This is a study of one of the most ubiquitous forms in building, that of mouldings. This is an indepth treament of the subject which has been largely ignored. Chapters include: Use of Mouldings in Design; Definition of Mouldings; Structural Derivations; Influence of Materials; Wood, Clay, Reeds, Stone, Metal and Glass. Type, Columns and Capitals; Structure in Wood, Joints and Corners; Vertical Types; Entablatures; The Orders; Nomenclature; Mouldings of Planes; Analysis of Shapes; Derivation of Orders and Window Tracery. 156 x 235 mm. 168 pp. 92 b&w illustrations. pb. Click image for further details. Price: £15.99


	John Woodforde, THE TRUTH ABOUT COTTAGES. Ref: 9339 Published by Tauris. Reissued after 25 years, this is an account of the 50 main types of cottages dating from the fifteenth through to the late nineteenth century with suitable illustrations and plans. Part One is The Story of Cottage Life and the chapters are: Alas! How Strong thy Smell; Housed Beggars; Georgian Poverty; early Pattern Books; Cult of the Picturesque; The Regency Poor; The Victorian Poor; Beginings of Rural Public Health; The Edwardian Poor. Part Two is A Guide to Types of Cottages and its chapters are: Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries; Seventeenth Century; Eighteenth Century; Nineteenth Century. It covers the story of extreme examples of a one roomed cottage housing a horse and 10 people to the more habitable cottages we know today. A5. xii + 148 pp. 90 b&w illustrations, mainly drawings and a few photographs. pb. Click image for further details. Price: £9.99

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