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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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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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- Description
- 127 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
- Subjects
- 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