Description:
- Very interesting book on the Analytical Treaty for the use of Architects and Builders, on the Plants of Buildings. It is translated from the Third Edition in English. It develops in a complete and exhaustive way all the details related to the Plants of different Buildings, being therefore a very useful consultation tool to be able to know in detail the inherent processes of Architecture and Construction.
- I take only. Copy with the full text. Portadilla Cover page. Legal page. Foreword. Chapter One: Statement of general principles. Chapter Two: General characters, program, etc., Plates I-LXXXI, Figures 1-20. Chapter Three: The House Room, Plate LXXXII-XCVI, Figures 21-23. Fourth Chapter: Orientation of the Building and arrangement of the windows, Figure 24. Fifth Chapter: Independence and isolation, Figures 25-32. Chapter Six: Capacity, adaptation of furniture and visuality, Figures 33-37. Seventh Chapter: Grouping, Figures 38-39. Chapter Eight: Acoustic conditions. Chapter Ninth: Stairs, inclined planes and various elements, Figures 40-48. Tenth Chapter: Economy, Figures 49-50. Eleventh Chapter: Plants in relation to elevations, Figures 51-53. Useful Data Table. Appendices Alphabetical Index List of the plates. List of figures. Analytical Index Publisher Advertising.
- The Plates are out of text, and the Figures are inserted in the text.
- Monochrome black print, very good ink, with good centered printing. Good margins
- Coarse paper of good quality hollowed out, with very slight darkening at the edges of the pages due to the weather.
- Hard covers, Plena Tela Editorial of beige color, and with minimal friction in its songs. Embossed front cover and smooth back cover.
- Loin with Full Vintage Editorial Fabric, embossed beige.
- Guards with very thick paper, dark beige-green smooth.
- Guillotined cuts, very well preserved and with minimal dirt. The upper cut slightly more deteriorated.
- Stamping on the front deck: Building Plants. Percy L. Marks. Gustavo Gili - Editor.
- Loin Stamping: Building Plants. Percy L. Marks.
Conservation and Damage:
- General Status: Very Good.
- Bound sewn in a very good condition.
Comments:
- Both the Measures and the Weight are approximate.
- Ideal book as a reference and entertainment piece.
- Its content consists of an accurate summary, with succinct ideas about the basic knowledge that is necessary to know. Essential if you want to have a clear, simple and concrete idea about the Plants of the Buildings.
- Because the differences in shades between photos and reality are inevitable, it should be borne in mind that the color tones of the photos are not exactly the same as the tones of the real colors.
- The Book presents the wear and tear of its time, as well as some stains. It has small damage.
- The data provided here are untested personal opinions.
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