Paris Mansions and Apartments 1893: Facades, Floor Plans and Architectural Details
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Full-page illustrations of each facade are accompanied by facing pages with finely rendered architectural details, including floor plans, cross sections, and close-ups of doors, windows, and balconies. Other details include soaring arches, elaborate cornices, decorative trims, and colossal columns. From the boulevards of Saint-Germain, Haussmann, and Montparnasse to the Bois de Boulogne, this volume offers a celebration of residential architecture in the City of Light.
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Paris Mansions and Apartments 1893 - Pierre Gelis-Didot
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Introduction copyright © 2011 by Christopher Drew Armstrong
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Bibliographical Note
This Dover edition, first published in 2011, is an unabridged republication of 100 plates from Hôtels et Maisons de Paris/Façades et Détails, originally published by Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies, Paris, in 1893. The original French introduction has been omitted. A new Introduction to the Dover edition, written by Christopher Drew Armstrong, has been specially prepared for this volume.
For the present edition, the original plates have been slightly reduced to better fit the