| Description |
xiv, 185 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Straight Flight Stairs. 1.1. Prototype: Climbing Poles and Ladders. 1.2. Archetype 1: The Architecture of the Internal Stair. 1.3. The Stair as a Passage. 1.4. Archetype 2: The Architecture of the External Stair -- 2. The Helical Stair. 2.1. The Defensive Vis. 2.2. The Helical Stair as an Architectural Device -- 3. Composite Stairs. 3.1. Landing Places. 3.2. The Dogleg Stair. 3.3. From Square Newel to Imperial Stair. 3.4. The Influence of Garden Stairs. 3.5. Learning from Formal Entry Stairs. 3.6. The Rise of the Internal Grand Stair. 3.7. The Baroque Stairs of Honor. 3.8. The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries |
| Analysis |
Architecture |
| Notes |
Companion volume to : The staircase : studies of hazards, falls, and safer design / John A. Templer |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Stair building -- History.
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Stair building.
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Staircases -- History.
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Stairs -- Safety measures.
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| LC no. |
91016960 |
| ISBN |
0262200821 |
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026220083X (v.2) |
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