The widespread interest in constructing and restoring Victorian homes makes this a must-have volume for todays builders; homeowners; architects; and preservationists. It offers an abundance of authentic; finely detailed plans and designs for a variety of Victorian residences.Included are 100 front and side elevations; floor plans; and original designs — all to working scale — for a block of five city houses; a country house with a French roof; a summer house; various styles of cottages; a tool house; and other buildings. The plates also depict a wealth of details: roof and dormer windows; balustrades; iron fences and gates; finials; crestings; gables; brackets; paneling; mantels; front doors; an oriel window; chimneys; and many other elements.Republished directly from a rare 1877 edition; the book offers a wonderfully authentic look back to the distinctive building styles of the Victorian period. It will not only delight builders and restorationists; but any student or lover of period architecture.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Love this book. terrific primer for beginnersBy Will KalifStop motion animation. by its very nature is a multi skill endeavor. You need to know about timing. how bodies move. the effects of gravity. how to shoot video. how to take pictures. how to tell a story. and how to make movie sets and miniature figures! Wow. that seems like a lot and I hope I didnt scare you off.My point is that stop motion entails a lot of different kinds of things --- And this book touches on all of these things. And it does it very nicely. You get a little bit of the history of stop motion and learn about some of the seminal works in the genre. And you get good information about how to make things move in a way that looks natural. And you get some good information about lighting. building sets and building figures.This is simply an excellent introduction to actually doing stop motion animation. I used this book to make a short animation.You cant go wrong and if you dont know much about how to do animation but want to learn this is a great place to start.Highly recommended. It covers a lot of technical stuff in an easy to understand and not so technical way which is just terrific. Whether you are a amateur or aspiring professional you will benefit from this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. actually useful guideBy unpreparedtodieGreat book on the practical side of making stop motion. Doesnt assume youll have access to top of the line gear to get yourself going. A very useful. practical resource0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy MichaelLots of good info.
