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LACROUX J. - C. DÉTAIN ( text ) - :
Constructions en Briques. La Brique ordinaire au point de vue décoratif.
" Paris, Librairie Générale de l'Architecture et des Travaux Publics Ducher & Cie. 1878, in-folio, ( 46 x 32,5 cm) , (6)nn pp + 43 pp + 75 full page chromolithographic plates. Bound in modern red half leather with marbled boards, gilt title on spine. Text leaves a bit spotted and dust soiled, colour plates very fine. The chromolithographic plates were lithographed by Daumont and printed by Monrocq. They illustrate various ways to use brick as a decorative element in building constructions, also chimneys, pillars, enclosure walls, gates etc.. Many examples of complete buidings are depicted, some with groundfloors and cross-sections. Some architects represented ; Ed. Guillaume, Gabriel Davioud, Duvillers, Delarue, Galand, A. Feine, Eug. Le Maire..The text by G. Détain gives , apart from the technical descriptions, also an historical survey of the brick as building element and a survey of the different types of brick. In 1879 a second volume with 80 plates was published mainly with exemples of Parisian brick buildings (not present here). (See Weinreb catalogue N° 53 item 437). Text in French. Livre en français."
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Constructions en BRIQUES. La brique ordinaire au point de vue décoratif. Texte par C. Détain, architecte.
Paris, Ducher et Cie 1878 in-folio en feuilles sous portefeuille (67 planches en chromolithographie sur 80).
2ème série. Très belles planches.
