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| THEORY OF MOULDINGS |
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| Table of Contents |
Foreword by Richard Sammons vii
Case Studies xv
CHAPTER I
Introductory—The Use of Mouldings in Design 1
CHAPTER II
Mouldings 8
Definition of Mouldings 8
General Conditions—Strength 9
General Conditions—Dominance 11
CHAPTER III
Structural Derivations 25
Influence of Materials 26
Influence of Material—Reeds 27
Influence of Material—Clay 27
Influence of Material—Wood 30
Influence of Material—Stone 33
Influence of Material—Metal and Glass 37
CHAPTER IV
Genesis of Types—Columns 39
Genesis of Types—Capitals 39
Genesis of Types—Structure in Wood 40
Genesis of Types—Joints and Corners 41
Genesis of Types—Vertical Types 41
Genesis of Types—Entablature 43
Genesis of Types—The Orders 46
CHAPTER V
Effect of Mouldings 48
CHAPTER VI
The Nomenclature of Mouldings 54
Simple Sections 54
Mouldings of Combined Convex and Concave Factors 56
CHAPTER VII
Analysis of Shapes—Mouldings of Planes 60
Analysis of Shapes—Mouldings with Curved Profiles—Single Curves 64
Analysis of Shapes—Convex—Single Curve Mouldings 64
Analysis of Shapes—Concave—Single Curves 65
Analysis of Shapes—Proportions of Groupings 66
Analysis of Shapes—Mouldings of Compound Curves 71
Analysis of Shapes—Traditional Combinations 73
CHAPTER VIII
Grouped Mouldings 75
Metal Mouldings 76
Turned Forms 76
CHAPTER IX
Positions of Mouldings 78
Influence of Position upon Horizontal Mouldings 79
Base 80
Wall 81
Logs 81
Joints 82
Pier 83
Shaft 84
Capital 85
Entablature 88
CHAPTER X
Derivation of The Orders 92
The Greek Done Order 95
The Greek Ionic Order 96
The Greek Corinthian Order 100
CHAPTER XI
Early Christian Architecture 105
Round Arched Architecture 105
Gothic Architecture 107
CHAPTER XII
Window Tracery 114
Renaissance Mouldings 125
Oriental Mouldings 138
CHAPTER XIII
Design of Mouldings 139
The Ornamentation of Mouldings 142
Panel Mouldings 143
Mouldings with Gradations of Sections 144
Index 145
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| About the Author(s) |
A Boston architect, C. HOWARD WALKER (1857—1936) taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for nearly fifty years and had a busy practice. Nationally renowned, the firm of Walker and Kimball headed the design efforts at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Walker also designed automobiles, a task where his knowledge of architectural mouldings and his skill in combining curved surfaces must certainly have contributed to his success.
RICHARD SAMMONS is president of Fairfax & Sammons Architects, P.C., New York and Palm Beach. An award-winning architect, he is a founding director of The Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America and has taught at The Prince of Wales’s Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Pratt Institute. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of architectural proportion and lectures widely on the subject.
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