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Introduction. OF late there has been a notable improvement in brickwork in the United States, yet the use of moulded and enriched bricks is by no means so general as the variety of shapes obtainable warrants. This has been largely due to the difficulty of finding forms suitable for a given place. This book has been prepared to overcome the difficulty so far as it affects the product of "Hydraulic-press" brick companies, and to afford suggestions as to their use in architectural compositions. It is hoped that the separation of the several kinds of bricks into groups (e.g. jambs, arches, bases, cornices, etc.) attempted in Part Second, will facilitate the selection of those desired from among the large number of profiles there shown. The thanks of the companies are due to Mr. Frank Miles Day, under whose direction this book has been prepared, and from whose collection the illustrations have been selected. TABLE of CONTENTS PART FIRST - SUGGESTIONS IN DESIGN ARCADES AND LOGGIE. An Arcade A Loggia or Window A Nave Arcade DOORWAYS AND ENTRANCES. An Entrance A Doorway An Arched Entrance WINDOWS. PACE A Group of Windows A Renaissance Window An Arched Window MOULDED HANDS. Architraves Arch Mouldings CORNICES. Two Cornices Two Cornices Two Cornices BRICK MOSAICS. Bands and Diapers Friezes and Bands Floor Mosaics and Borders FIRE-PLACES. A Chimney-Piece for a Large Room A Chimnev-Piece for an Entrance Hall Two Fire-Places A Chimney-Piece BALCONIES. A Balcony A Balcony and Loggia PIERS AND COLUMNS. A Pier and Arch A Pier and Arch A Group of Columns Circular Piers GATE POSTS. Gate Posts and Wall Piers PART SECOND - CATALOGUE OF SHAPES Index to Brick Numbers A Standard and Roman Bricks B Angle Bricks, Jamb and Arch Mouldings C Radius Bricks D Jamb and Arch Mouldings E Panel Mouldings F String Courses G Cornice Mouldings H Base Mouldings K Ornamental Bricks PART THIRD - INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING General Semi-Circular Arches Segment Arches Elliptic Arches Gothic Arches . Flat Arches Segment Arches with Flat Tops Mitres PART FOURTH - CONCLUSION The Hydraulic-Press The Companies End of Preview.
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