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Dictionaries

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus et al. A Dictionary of Architecture. The Overlook Press; Woodstock, New York. 1966. Amazon
  • Harris, Cyril M. Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. McGraw-Hill, Inc.; New York. 1975. Amazon
  • Carley, Rachel. The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture. Henry Holt & Company, Inc.; NY, NY. 1994. Amazon
  • Bucher, Ward. Dictionary of Building Preservation. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; New York. 1996. Amazon

Architectural Styles

  • McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses, Knopf, 1985. Amazon,
  • Phillips, Steven J. Old-House Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to American Domestic Architecture (1699-1940), Lakewood, Colorado: American Source Books, 1989. Amazon, Google Books
  • PoppeliersJohn C , S. Allen Chambers. What Style is it?: a guide to American architecture. New York: Wiley, 2003. Amazon, Google Books

Construction

  • Ramsey/Sleeper. Architectural Graphic Standards. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NY, Eleventh edition, 2007. Amazon, Google Books (since 1932)
  • Ramsey/Sleeper. Architectural Graphic Standards. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NY, Fifth edition 1956. Amazon
  • Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction. New York: Wiley, 2003. Google Books
  • Traditional Details: For Building Restoration, Renovation, and Rehabilitation: From the 1932-1951 Editions of Architectural Graphic Standards by Charles George Ramsey and Harold Reeve Sleeper. New York: Wiley, 1998. Amazon
  • Thallon, Rob. Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for builders and designers. The Taunton Press, Inc.: Newtown, CT. Third edition, 2009. Amazon
  • Anderson, L. O. Wood Frame House Construction. Forest Products Laboratory, U.S.D.A. Google Books
  • Miller, Rex and Glenn E. Baker. Tab Books, fourth edition 2004. Amazon, Google Books
  • Audels Carpenters and Builders Guide, 4 Volumes: A Practical Illustrated Trade Assistant on Modern Construction for Carpenters, Joiners, Builders, Mechanics and All Wood Workers by Frank D. Graham, Thomas J. Emery, and Illustrated, various years.

Drafting and Construction Drawings

  • Curran, June. Drafting House Plans: a simplified drafting system for planning and design, 1990. Google Books
  • Jefferis, Alan and David A. Madsen. Architectural Drafting and Design. 2004 Google Books
  • Jefferis, Alan and David A. Madsen. Print Reading for Architecture and Construction Technology, 2004. Google Books
  • Huth, Mark W. Understanding Construction Drawings, 2009 Google Books, 2004 version Google Books
  • Sutherland, Martha. Lettering for Architects and Designers, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 2nd ed., 1989 Preview at Google Books, Selection as PDF.

Architural Graphics

  • Ching, Francis D. Architectural Graphics. New York: Wiley. Fifth edition, 2009. Amazon, Google Books
  • Ching, Francis D. A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: Wiley. 1996. Amazon
  • Ching, Frank and Seven R. Winkel, Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes Illustrated), New York: Wiley, 2006. Amazon, Google Books

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