* Features hundreds of detailed illustrations from actual period millwork catalogs.
* Demonstrates how to properly specify millwork.
* Include a glossary of key terms.
By:
Brent Hull (Hull Historical Millwork)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 221mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9780471416227
ISBN 10: 0471416223
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 04 February 2003
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Chapter One: Wood and Historic Millwork 1 Chapter Two: Doors 15 Chapter Three: Windows 49 Chapter Four: Moldings 83 Chapter Five: Cabinets, Store Fixtures, and Built-Ins 103 Chapter Six: Short-Lived Millwork Items 139 Glossary 191 Bibliography 195 Index 199
BRENT HULL is the founder of Hull Historical Millwork, a millwork firm specializing in the restoration and preservation of historic homes and commercial buildings. A recognized expert on American historic millwork, he teaches courses on preservation, speaks frequently at restoration and preservation conferences, and writes for a variety of magazines and journals.
Reviews for Historic Millwork: A Guide to Restoring and Re-creating Doors, Windows, and Moldings of the Late Nineteenth Through Mid-Twentieth Centuries
"""The information in Historic Millwork is useful, the illustrations are charming and the book has many helpful tables."" (Traditional Building, July/August 2003)"