Steps & Stairways

A device common to cultures worldwide throughout history, stairs share a basic structure that is related proportionally to human size. The many variations illustrated in this volume show great designs of an object we all encounter in our environments every day. The eighteen chapters of this 264-page book combine attractive color photographs and informative text in order to familiarize the reader with the early development of stairs; stairways and materials; banisters and balustrades; exterior stairways; steps to water; the spiral staircase; interior staircases; ladders; stairs in industry; stairs in the theater; escalators; and more!