Published by Acanthus Press, 48 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010. Reprints two rare 19th-century drapery manuals from the Winterthus Library (the first by Arrowsmith, the second by King). An introduction by Gail Caskey Winkler explains their use and the context of their publication: by subscription, in England, for the increasing numbers of households that could afford fabrics and be concerned with fashion (such decorating was men's province at that time). Both give detailed descriptions of workroom techniques and include illustrations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

An Analysis of Drapery & The Upholsters' Accelerator (Acanthus Press Reprint : the 19th Century : Landmarks in Design, Vol 1)

Arrowsmith, James

King,Thomas

History

Acanthus Press

One of history's most published architectural treatises, this Renaissance volume solidified the architectural canon of the past five centuries. The distinguished architect known as Vignola identified the five orders — Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite — and illustrated them in full-page elevational detail. Accessible even to lay readers.

Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture

Arts & Photography

Giacomo Barozzi Da Vignola

Branko, Mitrovic

Architecture

Jansen Furniture, the companion volume to Acanthus Press 2006 Jansen, presents over 600 photographs and illustrations from the archives of the celebrated firms workrooms. For the first time unique furniture designs have been identified with specific commissions and are presented here both as individual pieces and in situ, revealing the firms gift for translating the personalities and ambitions of its clients into a vocabulary of silks, mirrors and pedigreed woodwork. Jansen Furniture is an elegant design resource that affords the 21st century designer and furniture collector an inspiring look an authentic and revival furnishings designed to transform any period, modern, and eclectic interior.

Jansen Furniture

James Archer Abbot

American Mediterranean Style: A Grammar of Elements

Sewall, Jock M.

Limited-edition slipcased set with original, numbered renderings by Albert Hadley and R Scott Bromley created especially for this work

New York Interior Design, 1935-1985. Limited Edition

Judith Gura

New York has never been a place to hide one s wealth. As the city grew in power and affluence during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, so did the houses of its richest citizens. The best architectural firms filled avenues and side streets with fluid Venetian palazzos, elegant French hôtels particuliers, and dignified Georgian mansions with private galleries and exhibition halls created to house their patrons growing art collections. In this, the second volume of Great Houses of New York, Michael Kathrens continues to explore the most elegant New York City town houses, built for the city s business and social elite between 1880 and 1940. Released in 2005, the first volume profiled 43 important houses, offering a rare and captivating glimpse into a time of unprecedented architectural and social development of the city. Great Houses of New York, Volume II, documents another 37 structures both celebrated and less well-known completing the survey of the city s most exclusive addresses of the Gilded Age. Illustrated with a wealth of period photos of buildings exteriors, interiors, and decor the exotic 45-foot-high studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the art-and- treasure-filled residences of Henry O. Havemeyer and Jeanette Dwight Bliss, the magnificent country estate of C.K.G. Billings on the former site of Fort Tryon (now the site of The Cloisters Museum and Gardens), and architect Ernest Flagg s own house that once stood at 109 E. 40th Street Great Houses of New York parades the sumptuous facades and the riches within. A visual delight and an absorbing social history, Great Houses of New York chronicles 60 years of the city s culture, commerce, sophisticated lifestyle, and the rich architectural and cultural legacy they established.

Great Houses of New York, 1880-1940: v. 2

Michael C. Kathrens

Benjamin Marshall's contribution to the skyline of Chicago finally receives its due in this masterful volume on his life and work. Marshall (1874-1944), maybe even more than some of his famed architect peers, bridged the gap between the classical and modern by blending traditional design with modern details and amenities. From the French Empire style Blackstone Hotel and Theatre (1908-10) and the Renaissance Drake Hotel (1919), to like-styled luxury apartment towers of the interwar years such as 1550 North State Parkway (1913) and 209 East Lake Shore Drive (1924), Marshall s command of historical styles is on display. Beyond Chicago, Marshall s work stretched across the United States, particularly with theaters during the first decade of the twentieth century and later with hotels from Chicago down through Mississippi. Marshall is perhaps best remembered as a Ziegfeld-like personality who was essentially an architectural as well as real estate impresario. Through text and images, this volume will transport you to flapper-era Chicago, offering a glimpse into Marshall's Gatsby-like lifestyle, as well as his comparably immersive buildings. These experiential spaces include works from his entire practice, from elaborate French classical theaters such as the Maxine Elliott in New York (1908), to the Edgewater Beach Hotel (1916), a veritable resort in Chicago, to his own studio in Wilmette, Illinois (1921-25), whose elaborate gardens and furnishings in a theme park like atmosphere was visited by celebrities and showgirls alike. Beyond his dynamic life and work, Marshall left a great legacy of buildings in Chicago. In creating these extraordinary architectural environments, Benjamin Marshall helped shape the city that we see today, elevating building types such as theaters, country clubs, urban hotels, and multifamily dwellings to another level of architectural achievement.

Benjamin H. Marshall, Chicago Architect

Biographies & Memoirs

John Zukowsky

Jean Guarino

Arts & Literature

Capital Houses examines the history of Washington s domestic architecture over a period of nearly 250 years through an outstanding collection of 56 historic houses: 44 in the District of Columbia and 12 in its Virginia and Maryland suburbs. In ten meticulously detailed chapters, each dedicated to a specific architectural period, Goode traces their stylistic development, from the first Georgian example Mount Vernon (1735) in Fairfax County, Virginia to one of the city s best midcentury Moderns, the Kreeger House (1966) on Foxhall Road in Washington. A number of houses, including the Georgian landmark Hayes Manor, the Stickley-designed Dumblane, the Arts and Crafts-style Granger Cottage, and an Art Deco gem, the Mounsey House, are published here for the first time. A detailed introduction outlines important historical influences and trends and offers insightful political, social, and artistic commentary. Capital Houses is profusely illustrated with new color images by Bruce M. White, which are complemented by restored period photographs and custom-drawn floor plans. Detailed maps, commissioned specially for this book, give an overview of Washington s all 22 historic districts and focus individually on Dupont Circle, Sheridan-Kalorama, and Georgetown where the majority of the houses in the book are located.

Capital Houses: Historic Residences of Washington D.C. and Its Environs, 1735-1965 (ACANTHUS PRESS)

Photographer

James M. Goode

Bruce M. White

Through photos and text, Courthouses of the Second Circuit explores the rich history of the architecture and jurisprudence of the federal courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont, one of the nation's most significant and prestigious judicial circuits. The book guides readers through a historical journey of the Second Circuit courts, where prominent judges such as Justice Thurgood Marshall presided, and where groundbreaking cases have been heard. Courthouses of the Second Circuit covers the history of the buildings themselves, amazing in their variety and beauty, from the earliest Federal era structures up to the modern buildings by noted architects such as Richard Meier, Cesar Pelli, and KPF. In these buildings public art is on display, including works by Maya Lin, Raymond Kaskey, Lisa Scheer, and WPA sculptures and murals that adorn the buildings from the Depression era. The cases heard in the Second Circuit have affected American history and culture. Some, such as early Wright Brothers and Edison patent cases, helped shape modern times. Others, such as the Pentagon Papers case and the Love Canal cases, have become part of our national consciousness. And still others inspired books and films, such as Steven Spielberg s Amistad and the recent Bridge of Spies.

Courthouses of the Second Circuit: Their Architecture, History, and Stories.

The Federal Bar Council

Americas

The Idiot's Guide to Cakes For Men.

Ann Pickard

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