EditorialTHE NEW LAW COURTS AND THEIR ARCHITECT: 3. George Edmund Street, R.A. (Died December 18, 1881, Aged 57; Buried in Westminster Abbey, December 29, 1881); 2. View Behind the "Screen Wall," Strand Front; 3. One of the Circular Staircases; 4. Window on the...
EditorialThe villa at center flanked by four obelisks, a staircase to either side, a statue in a niche in center of staircases, various figures and dogs below, from 'Views of the villa at Pratolino' (Vues de la villa de Pratolino).
EditorialVarious entrances to side arches in log cabins, Presentation of various access staircases to side arches in wooden houses, Fig. 26, p. 35, 1885, Ernst Gladbach: Die Holz-Architectur der Schweiz, 2. Aufl. Z?rich & Leipzig: Orell F?ssli, 1885.
EditorialVoutes, trompes, escalades and other work pieces, Vaults, niches, pillars, staircases and spiral staircases made of stone, Tab. 97, after p. 244, Sturm, Leonhard Christian, 1725, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola: Ausf?hrliche Anleitung zu der gantzen Civil-B...
EditorialRamps, apuis and balconies locksmith, Iron railings for balconies, staircases and parapets, Tab. 95, after p. 230, Sturm, Leonhard Christian, 1725, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola: Ausf?hrliche Anleitung zu der gantzen Civil-Bau-Kunst: worinnen nebst denen ...
EditorialModel of a 16 cm Gun and Carriage, Model of a drawn 16 cm gun on a horse. The barrel, 41.1 cm long with a 31 mm caliber, has a long rear elevation protruding above the refraction ring, with an inclined percussion lock and a hole and bolt for a mounting...
EditorialModel of a 20-cm Shell Gun on Slide and Pivot, Model of a 20-inch grenade cannon with rigging on a turning carriage on a floorboard. The barrel, 57.1 cm long and with a caliber of 40 mm, has a refraction ring with a loose cap, a visor with an attachmen...
EditorialModel or Part of a Covered Slip, Construction model of the landside portion of a ship's hood, on a groundboard. The building has a mansard roof with skylights and a scalloped facade decorated with pilasters, it has no walls but buttresses and towers in...
EditorialModel of a 30-Pounder Gun on a Pivot, Model of a 30-pound cannon on slide and turn carriage, on the aft deck of a paddle steamship. The wooden barrel is 27.4 cm long, has a flat grape with refraction ring and a visor on the tapes. The upper chaff, narr...
EditorialThe villa at center flanked by four obelisks, a staircase to either side, a statue in a niche in center of staircases, various figures and dogs below, from 'Views of the villa at Pratolino' (Vues de la villa de Pratolino).
EditorialProsp. Of the Hoffs de Fontaine to look like such in the garden and the staircases in the Hoff de Fontaine, Ch?teau de Fontainebleau in France, Fig. 76, p. 64, Martin Zeiller: Topographia Galliae, oder, Beschreibung und Contrafaitung der vornehmbsten u...
EditorialPhotograph - 'Hun Dugout', France, Sergeant John Lord, World War I, 1916, Black and white photographic print which depicts the entrance to a German dug-out on the Western Front. This type of dug-out is most likely what is known as a 'deep' dug-out, tha...
EditorialThe villa at center flanked by four obelisks, a staircase to either side, a statue in a niche in center of staircases, various figures and dogs below, from 'Views of the villa at Pratolino' (Vues de la villa de Pratolino).
EditorialThe villa at center flanked by four obelisks, a staircase to either side, a statue in a niche in center of staircases, various figures and dogs below, from 'Views of the villa at Pratolino' (Vues de la villa de Pratolino).
EditorialThe villa at center flanked by four obelisks, a staircase to either side, a statue in a niche in center of staircases, various figures and dogs below, from 'Views of the villa at Pratolino' (Vues de la villa de Pratolino).
EditorialThe Oxford Arms Inn. Inn Yard with staircases and galleries. . One hundred and twenty plates with text, and fifteen unpublished plates. Society for photographing Relics of Old London. London, 1875. Source: Tab.700.b.3, plate 2.
EditorialFantasy of an Ancient Capitol with Trophies and Grand Staircases. Dated: c. 1800. Dimensions: overall: 44.9 x 54.2 cm (17 11/16 x 21 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper.
EditorialDesigns for Palatial Staircases [recto]. Dated: c. 1800. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 42.5 cm (11 7/16 x 16 3/4 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink and graphite on wove paper.
EditorialThe villa at center flanked by four obelisks, a staircase to either side, a statue in a niche in center of staircases, various figures and dogs below, from 'Views of the villa at Pratolino' (Vues de la villa de Pratolino).
EditorialRenaissance Art. France. 16th century. Castle of Chambord, built by order of King Francis I between 1519-1539, along the river Closson. Double-helix staircase. It consists of two separate intertwined staircases that go up three floors without meeting. ...
EditorialFantasy of an Ancient Capitol with Trophies and Grand Staircases. Dated: c. 1800. Dimensions: overall: 44.9 x 54.2 cm (17 11/16 x 21 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper.
EditorialDesigns for Palatial Staircases [recto]. Dated: c. 1800. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 42.5 cm (11 7/16 x 16 3/4 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink and graphite on wove paper.
EditorialThe villa at center flanked by four obelisks, a staircase to either side, a statue in a niche in center of staircases, various figures and dogs below, from 'Views of the villa at Pratolino' (Vues de la villa de Pratolino).
EditorialLe Nouvel Op?ra de Paris (Sculpture Ornementale), 1865?72, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 38.3 x 27.9 cm. (15 1/16 x 11 in.), Photographs, Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839?1917), Among the most lavish Second Empire monuments was the Pari...
EditorialInterior of the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), Giza, Egypt. Arab men with torches climbing walls and staircases in a narrow room. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples...
EditorialArch of triumph of Titus, staircases in Roman theatres, sun dial and vase placed under the terraces. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle...
EditorialTHE NEW LAW COURTS AND THEIR ARCHITECT: 3. George Edmund Street, R.A. (Died December 18, 1881, Aged 57; Buried in Westminster Abbey, December 29, 1881); 2. View Behind the "Screen Wall," Strand Front; 3. One of the Circular Staircases; 4. Window on the...
EditorialRenaissance Art. France. 16th century. Castle of Chambord, built by order of King Francis I between 1519-1539, along the river Closson. Double-helix staircase. It consists of two separate intertwined staircases that go up three floors without meeting. ...
Editorial" Pilatus-House",1784, a typical Bavarian Trompe-l'oeil house full of mock columns,balconies and staircases. The typically Alpine technique is called " Lueftl-malerei".
Editorial"Pilatus-House",1784, a typical Bavarian Trompe-l'oeil house full of mock columns,balconies and staircases. The typically Alpine technique is called "Lueftl- malerei".