Dictionnaire des termes employés dans la construction : et concernant, la connaissance et l'emploi des matériaux, l'outillage qui sert à leur mise en oeuvre, l'utilisation de ces matériaux dans la construction des divers genres d'édifices anciens et modernes, la législation des bâtiments
A French architectural dictionary by Pierre Chabat, published in Paris in 1881 by Ve A. Morel et cie, defining building terms, materials, tools and building law for architects and builders. The pictures are black-and-white line engravings of construction details: a cutaway of a floor and wall junction with lettered reference points, a timber beam fixed into masonry with decorative iron straps, a pitched timber roof over a shed, and an ornamental wrought-iron hinge set into panelled woodwork, useful for designers wanting clear technical line drawing and ornament references.
