Album on South Asian domestic architecture showing ornaments, crafts and trade advertisements
PH1979:0432
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This album titled Indian Domestic Architecture, is by Lockwood de Forest and a combination architectural book and trade catalogue. It reflects de Forest's goal to ensure the preservation of the arts, crafts and trades (with a particular attention given to carving) of South Asian workmen. 25 heliotype plates show Indian architecture and ornaments and the final 14 pages show advertisements, in the Indian graphic style, for various New York building craftsmen and home furnishers. The album comprises a title page, an Introduction by Lockwood de Forest, a list of contents, plates by Heliotype Printing Co., Boston and engravings. Contents I. House at Ahmedabad, 16th century II. House at Ahmedabad, 17th century III. House at Ahmedabad, 18th century IV. Copy of one of the Bhudder windows at Ahmedabad, full size 7 ff. x 10 ft. made by Mr. de Forest's men and sold to the South Kensington Museum V. Copy of the second Bhudder window in Mr. De Forest's possession in New York. VI. Front of a house at Ajmere VII. Tomb of the time of Akbar, red sandstone VIII. Marble tracery in the palace, Delhi IX. Window of a house at Amritza X. Brass door at Amritza XI. Front of a house at Lahore XII. Front of a house at Lahore XIII. Front of a house at Lahore XIV. Doorway of house, red sandstone, Multan XV. Front of a house at Multan XVI. Door of house, Multan XVII. Window of tomb in tile at Multan XVIII. Doorway of house, red sandstone, Multan XIX. Mr. De Forest's rooms, 9 East 17th Street, New York XX. Mr. De Forest's rooms, 9 East 17th Street, New York XXI. Door of a house at Ahmedabad, 19th century XXII. House at Ahmedabad, early 17th century XXIII. Window of a house at Lahore XXIV. Tomb of Ala-Ud-Din Khilji, old Delhi XXV. Marble Gateway of a tomb at Gualior
architecture, ornement
1885
Album on South Asian domestic architecture showing ornaments, crafts and trade advertisements
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PH1979:0432
Description:
This album titled Indian Domestic Architecture, is by Lockwood de Forest and a combination architectural book and trade catalogue. It reflects de Forest's goal to ensure the preservation of the arts, crafts and trades (with a particular attention given to carving) of South Asian workmen. 25 heliotype plates show Indian architecture and ornaments and the final 14 pages show advertisements, in the Indian graphic style, for various New York building craftsmen and home furnishers. The album comprises a title page, an Introduction by Lockwood de Forest, a list of contents, plates by Heliotype Printing Co., Boston and engravings. Contents I. House at Ahmedabad, 16th century II. House at Ahmedabad, 17th century III. House at Ahmedabad, 18th century IV. Copy of one of the Bhudder windows at Ahmedabad, full size 7 ff. x 10 ft. made by Mr. de Forest's men and sold to the South Kensington Museum V. Copy of the second Bhudder window in Mr. De Forest's possession in New York. VI. Front of a house at Ajmere VII. Tomb of the time of Akbar, red sandstone VIII. Marble tracery in the palace, Delhi IX. Window of a house at Amritza X. Brass door at Amritza XI. Front of a house at Lahore XII. Front of a house at Lahore XIII. Front of a house at Lahore XIV. Doorway of house, red sandstone, Multan XV. Front of a house at Multan XVI. Door of house, Multan XVII. Window of tomb in tile at Multan XVIII. Doorway of house, red sandstone, Multan XIX. Mr. De Forest's rooms, 9 East 17th Street, New York XX. Mr. De Forest's rooms, 9 East 17th Street, New York XXI. Door of a house at Ahmedabad, 19th century XXII. House at Ahmedabad, early 17th century XXIII. Window of a house at Lahore XXIV. Tomb of Ala-Ud-Din Khilji, old Delhi XXV. Marble Gateway of a tomb at Gualior
1885
architecture, ornement
PH1998:0077
architecture
1987
Collapse of Time, construction by John Hejduk, The Architecture Association, London, England
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PH1998:0077
architecture
PH1981:1066:010
1872-1873
Display of casts from Chartres Cathedral at the Royal Architecture Museum, London
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PH1981:1066:010
ARCH282647
circa 1970-1980
DR2007:0012:001
1978
Poster for Technical University of Nova Scotia School of Architecture lecture series
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DR2007:0012:001
DR2007:0012:003
1977
Poster for Technical University of Nova Scotia School of Architecture lecture series
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DR2007:0012:003
ARCH400048
ca. 1969-1970
ARCH400056
ca. 1969-1970
ARCH400063
ca. 1969-1970
dessins
AP140.S2.SS1.D33.P105
Site plans, plans and details, including for landscape architecture and playground equipment
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AP140.S2.SS1.D33.P105
dessins