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Designs underfoot : the art of manhole covers in New York City

Title
Designs underfoot : the art of manhole covers in New York City / Diana Stuart.
Author
Stuart, Diana, 1950-
Publication
Sharon, CT : Design Books, [2003], ©2003.

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Description
127 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
Subject
  • 1800-1999
  • Manhole covers > New York > History > 19th century
  • Manhole covers > New York > History > 20th century
  • Decorative cast-ironwork > New York
  • Decorative cast-ironwork
  • Manhole covers
  • New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Strictly Utilitarian? Perish the Thought! 13 -- 1. Ship's Wheels & Flowing Waves 25 -- 2. Flower Images 27 -- 3. Stars & Starbursts 30 -- 4. Diamonds & Snowflakes 38 -- 5. Grids 41 -- 6. Croutons, Waffles, Pick-up Sticks, & Chain Links 47 -- 7. Hexagons & Honeycombs 57 -- 8. On the Square 60 -- 9. Tic-Tac-Toe & Circular Bingo 64 -- 10. Cartwheels, Cogwheels, Pinwheels, & Sprockets 69 -- 11. Polka-Dots, Pom-Poms, & Bubbles 73 -- 12. Bells & Rings 76 -- 13. Chevrons & Herringbones 79 -- 14. Of Unusual Historical Significance 81 -- 15. More Designs & Mystery Covers 93 -- 16. From Decorative to Utilitarian, Even Tree Grates 98 -- 17. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey 101 -- 18. Special Collections & Families 106.
ISBN
  • 1585746398
  • 9781585746392
LCCN
2003041036
OCLC
  • ocm51505607
  • 51505607
  • SCSB-5862008
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries