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L’art du trait de charpente constitue le sujet principal  de ce livre devenu un classique, peut-être le plus célèbre des traités de charpente, réédition de l'ouvrage paru au XIXème siècle. Une somme qui décrit, explique et illustre le tracé des escaliers, des combles, des toitures et de tout ce qu’un charpentier est amené à réaliser, y compris les constructions les plus complexes.
Les plans et dessins de charpente sont présentés sur 112 magnifiques planches de grand format, parmi lesquelles d’impressionnantes planches géantes de 62 x 44 cm. Chacune de ces planches, souvent en couleurs, est accompagnée d'un commentaire qui décrit la technique de tracé employée et le mode d'élaboration du dessin.
Ce traité de charpente constitue un document d'un intérêt exceptionnel, comme le prouvent les nombreux pillages dont ses planches illustrées ont fait l'objet. Un véritable bijou.

Ce livre est une réédition de l’ouvrage original datant de la deuxième moitié du XIXe siècle, devenu introuvable. Les planches ont été reproduites en fac-similé, tandis que le texte intégral (qui constituait à l’origine un volume séparé) est présenté au regard de chaque planche pour une consultation plus facile.

Sommaire :
1) Dictionnaire des termes de charpente : Éléments de perspective pratique, Notions de géométrie appliquées au dessin, Outillage, Alphabet et marques de charpentier, Piqué des bois.
2) Bois droits : Théorie des dévers, Lucarnes, Pavillons, raccordements, Tréteaux et trépieds, épis, liens de pente, coupes d’empanons, Pans de bois, Planchers.
3) Escaliers : échelle de meunier, Escaliers à crémaillère, Escaliers à noyau, Escaliers à limons, Escaliers à double révolution, Escaliers à la française.
4) Bois croches (courbes ou débillardés) : Notions géométriques préliminaires, Cintres divers, Pavilllons, Raccordements, Croix de Saint-André, Balcon guitarde, Balcon capucine, Dôme tors, Flèche torse.

Public : Ce magnifique ouvrage de référence intéressera au premier chef les charpentiers, apprentis ou professionnels, mais aussi les amateurs de belles planches.
Ceux qui sont intéressés par l’étude de l’art du trait mais qui hésitent devant la complexité de l’ouvrage consulteront avec intérêt L’art du trait de Billon frères qui présente le tracé de charpente d’une manière plus simple, ou des ouvrages plus modernes comme La charpente en bois d’Emery ou Charpente, les tracés, plus particulièrement destinés à l’apprentissage.

The art of the Eastern Roman Empire and of its capital, Byzantium (Constantinople), found expression throughout the ancient world, particularly in Italian architecture. This superb archive of Byzantine ornament contains a wealth of decorative architectural elements derived from sixth- and seventh-century Italian buildings in Ravenna and in the Venetian church of St. Mark's.

Depicted in more than 250 delicate line drawings are splendid perforated marble panels, intricately fashioned stone grilles and cornices, lavish candle brackets, elaborate stone mosaics for floors and ceilings, bronze window guards, as well as an abundance of decorative wreaths, rosettes, mouldings, and medallions.

A multipurpose reference for students, artists, and designers, this archive of sumptuous, royalty-free designs will also serve as a rich source of inspiration for anyone working in the fine or applied arts.

This guide to the identification of motifs, designs and patterns of the rich weaving traditions of the Near East and Central Asia is an indispensable resource on Oriental rugs and carpets.

The book is divided into six major regional and tribal groupings, covering Anatolian, Baluchi, Caucasian, Kurdish, Persian and Turkmen motifs. These are further subdivided into sections which give more precise attributions and motif types, and examine the derivations and uses of medallions, field repeats and borders, as well as the relationships between them.

Pattern recognition has long been used to determine the origin and age of rugs, and this detailed analysis of designs and their component elements provides a vital key to accurate attribution.

Lavishly illustrated throughout, this book has become an invaluable aid to identifying the enormous variety of tribal and village rug motifs. It is also a treasure house of creative inspiration for designers of all kinds.

Peter F. Stone is an expert on Oriental carpets and the author of several books, including The Oriental Rug Lexicon.

Contents:
ORIENTAL SHOWILY
ACURA MODERN
PURE SPACE
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN
NEWCLASSICAL LUXURY
ORIENTAL SHOWILY
GRACEFUL AND ELEGANT

The Hoffmeister Collection is one of the best and most extensive private collections of antique and historic Turkmen knotted carpets in Western Europe and America. It competes alongside important collections from Western museums as well as those in Russia and Turkmenistan.

With almost 200 objects - among which are distinguished carpets and bags - artistic excellence and historical significance come together. As one of the first to do so, Hoffmeister has determined the age of these knotted works of the Turkmen with the aid of radio-carbon techniques. According to the results from the science and technology university ETH in Zurich, the earliest pieces of the collection originate from the sixteenth century. Both the cultural significance of the collection and the scientific and artistic value of its pieces are discussed in this book.

The readers can really sense the texture of these knotted wares through the brilliant photography, which carry them away on a journey into the lost world of the Steppes folk of Central Asia.

The lighting designer is at once an artist and an engineer. He uses the best technology available to reveal scope, space, and form both in landscapes and in urban environments and aims to do so in a way that achieves a functional, creative, and environmental result. This relatively recent profession is the focus of the latest title in teNeues Ultimate series. Lighting Design presents an illustrated overview of Hervé Descottes many projects. Founder of the renowned New York design firm L Observatoire International, Descottes collaborated with architects such as Steven Holl (Kiasma Museum of Modern Art, Helsinki), Frank Gehry (Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA), Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel and OMA/Rem Koolhaas (three museums in Seoul, South Korea), and Richard Meier (Restaurant 66, New York City).

Over the course of the past two decades a previously unrecognized genre of startlingly modern looking large flat woven hangings and covers (gelims) has emerged from an isolated highland region in Mazandaran Province in northern Iran. No one had imagined that hidden in the forests south of the Caspian Sea there could have existed such sophisticated treasures, which in their deceptive simplicity of abstract patterning and subtle colouring are much in accord with the aesthetic canons of contemporary ‘minimalist’ art. Published in association with Hali.

About the Author
Parviz Tanavoli is an internationally recognized contemporary Iranian painter and sculptor, his work has been exhibited in museum and art galleries around the world and can be found in the British Museum, MOMA, New York, the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, among other public and private collections. He lives and works between Vancouver, Canada and Tehran.

Often found at the heart of a building, stairs still represent fundamental circulation spaces despite the prevalence of and necessity for lifts in more recent building designs. This new publication takes a detailed look at an incredible range of stair designs and reveals that stairs can provide more than just the transition from one level to another. For example, they may also be the focal point in a home, a decorative feature in a public building or a practical circulation space in an office block.

This attractive series reveals the V&A's spectacular and extensive pattern collections. Each title includes a free CD of high-resolution images.

Chinese Textiles moves through the centuries highlighting the motifs of luxurious courtly robes, floral silks intended for the export market, and even the tongue-in-cheek patterns of Vivienne Tam.

Originally published over 130 years ago by one of America's leading architectural firms, this volume provided prospective homeowners and other customers with a wide range of design alternatives. While the collection includes elevations and floor plans for a variety of handsome, private residences and commercial structures, the emphasis is on architectural details — from cornices, dormer windows and piazzas, to balconies, fireplace mantels, and gable ornaments. A delight for anyone who appreciates the charm of Victorian architecture.

Reprint of Detail, Cottage and Constructive Architecture, A. J. Bicknell & Co., New York, 1873.