Period Joinery

[sainty]

Hi

I'm trying to expand my knowledge of period joinery i.e. what styles were prevalent during the major periods. You know the sort of thing -

Victorian Period
Dates, from and to
Key architectural details
Doors features and styles
Windows features and styles
Landmark buildings from the period
Names and faces
etc

I was browsing the other night and found a really good site that went into detail regarding doors, but I'll be bu**ered if I can find it again. Totally disappeared from my history(?).

I just want to know a bit more about the joinery details, and would like a bit of background on the architecture.

Anyone know of any good sources of information, be it books or websites?


rgds

Stu

[jfc]

Theres some old fella that posts on here that has quite a good website about that kind of thing . Always moaning about something he is ....... now what was his name ;D

[mooretoolsplease]

Mention something about round bevels, honing guides and rods and he will be here within minutes ;D

[mrgrimsdale]

There's loads out there, books and sites, under "History of Architecture" but as they say; architecture is about spaces. And it's white-collar work.
For details of the blue-collar solid bits you need to look under "Building Construction" in general, or go straight to basics and look at old books on joinery and carpentry.
Then there is a middle ground such as "Pattern of English Building" (Clifton-Taylor), and a host of 'vernacular building' stuff.
SPAB is good, and www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/
Then there is the huge conservation industry and all their mags and publication.
Best of all of course , is to keep your eyes open as there are several tons of classy period joinery within a few miles of you, almost anywhere in Britain, not only in country houses but also in terraces and small houses. Infact you can't get away from the stuff, even in Milton Keynes (I guess ;D).

cheers
Jacob

[misterfish]

Sept 29, 2008 21:04:42 GMT mooretoolsplease said:

Mention something about round bevels, honing guides and rods and he will be here within minutes ;D

But don't mention MDF ;D ;D

[sainty]

Thanks.


Went into the local book shoptoday where I picked up what I hope is the book that I was looking for. Its called "the Elements of Style" by Stephen Calloway ISBN1845331273. On first look it has everthing I was looking for, a chapter dedicated to each period. Within each chapter there are some or all of the following sections:
1 Intro
2 Doors
3 Windows
4 Walls
5 Ceilings
6 Floors
7 Staircases
8 Built in Furniture
9 Services
10 Kitchen Stoves
11 Lighting
12 Metalwork
13 Woodwork

Theres a small section on British and American Vernacular, a chapter on Restoration and Maintenance, and a few Biographies of notable contributors through the ages.

Its big too.

rgds



Stu