Modèles de Menuiserie: choisis parmi ce que Paris offre de plus nouveau, de plus remarquable et de meilleur goût : accompagnés de détails et développemens qui doivent en faciliter l'exécution : suivis d'un abrégé de l'art du menuisier, et d'un traité des escaliers

Abstract

First edition of a pattern book showing details of architectural woodwork taken from actual built examples in Paris. Bury published here the latest and most fashionable uses of carved woodwork in Parisian buildings in the decade after 1815. The plates show a variety of doors, ceilings, windows, library shelving panelling, domestic interiors, ecclesiastical architectural woodwork, and stairs; with a section of shop fronts (6 designs), including some interiors. Most designs are shown in elevation, but there are also plans and sections. The brief explanatory text gives the names of the architects where relevant.