The Forgotten Art of Building a Good Fireplace

by Vrest Orton

Overview

Since its original publication in 1969 by Yankee, Inc.,Vrest Orton's classic book on fireplace design has gone through numerous printings and has brought about a revival of the Rumford fireplace. The basic principles that Count Rumford set forth in 1795 describe the construction of a large shallow fireplace which does not smoke and which throws out much more heat than many of today's fireplaces which send too much of the heat up the chimney. This new edition contains some practical notes by Wally Leeds, a mason in Tunbridge,Vermont who builds Rumford fireplaces today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780911469172
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/1969
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	1,160,354
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	9
	Foreword	11
	PART I
	A Biographical Account of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford	15
	PART II
	The Riddle of the Modern Fireplace and Its Shortcomings	25
	PART III
	Benjamin Franklin's Observations on Fireplaces	31
	PART IV
	Count Rumford's Major Principals of Fireplace Design	37
	Helpful Aids	57
	Additional Notes	61