The modern architect : or, Every carpenter his own master ; embracing plans, elevations, specifications, framing, etc., for private houses, classic dwellings, churches, &c. to which is added a new system of stair-building
A builder's pattern book by Edward Shaw, published in Boston by Dayton and Wentworth in 1854 for carpenters and housewrights working without an architect. Engraved elevations, plans and details show Greek Revival fronts with pilasters, pediments and shop windows, plus arched sash, stair geometry and framing diagrams — clean outline linework, lettered keys and tinted glass panes.
