Bonds and Mortars in the Wall of Brick; An Essay on Design in Patterns for Brickwork
North Reading, MA: Steven Schuyler, 2026. Reissue of c. 1950 edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 28, illustrated with b/w drawings. New. Item #23893
Masonry bond may be defined as the method by which each brick in the wall is so placed that the entire wall, by the overlapping of the individual bricks upon each other, forms one solid mass throughout its length and breadth. The bricks laid with the length of the wall, or the stretchers, secure by their overlap longitudinal bonding strength, while those laid across the width of the wall, or the headers, bond the wall transversely. The term bond is also applied to the adhesion of mortar to brick and to steel reinforcing. This book illustrates many ornamental brickwork designs and discusses their bond patterns, structural uses of mortar, artistic effects, mortar joints, and colored mortar. A thorough treatment of the varied artistic possibilities in making a brick wall an object of beauty. The original is so rare that we made this handsome replica for our customers.
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