What began with a single question—"Can you build me a mantelpiece with wings?"—evolved into a decades-long journey through American architecture. In American Mantelpieces, author and finish carpenter Gary M. Katz, with illustrator and author Wm. Todd Murdock, uncover the story behind one of the most enduring and expressive architectural features in our homes: the mantelpiece.
Spanning over three centuries of design, this richly illustrated volume is a tribute to craftsmanship, architectural style, and a visual archive of domestic history.
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