Download or read book The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 18 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 18: July-December, 1885 I have dwelt thus long upon the delays which are liable to occur in the execution of architectural designs in terracotta, and the man ner in which they can be avoided, for the reason that such delays or the apprehension that they will occur often militate seriously against the employment of the material. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.