Architectural design plate with elevations, plan and sections – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Architectural design plate with elevations, plan and sections, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Architectural design plate with elevations, plan and sections
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This sheet sets out a building in three complementary views: elevations show the exterior faces, the plan shows how the rooms and walls are arranged from above, and the sections slice through the structure to reveal interior heights and construction. Together they let a client, builder, and craftsman read the same design in different ways. Plates like this were the working tools of architects long before digital modeling, and on a library subject they are worth studying for how the reading rooms, circulation, and book storage were meant to fit together. Looking closely at the section lines and dimensions shows how the designer planned light, height, and space for the building's daily use.
| Original scan | 3,371 × 4,311 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15588_DesignsforamemoriallibraryMrRS |
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