César DALY / Paul PLANAT - La Semaine des Constructeurs - 1881

The Week of the Builders, a weekly illustrated magazine of public and private works - Construction - Architecture and Civil Engineering César DALY and Paul PLANAT.
Illustrate with plans, figures, engravings, in black and white, within and outside the text, published by the Libraire Générale de l'Architecture et des travaux publics, Paris, 1882. Excerpts: Electricity, signals, telegraphy - Public buildings - Exhibitions - Communication routes - Special works in Paris - Toilets - Communication routes (canals, ports, waterways) - Building materials - Monuments erected in memory of famous men - Excavation works in the city of Paris - Architecture competition - Carpentry and woodworking - Railways - Elevators - Sanitary services - etc.

Good condition with small abrasions as shown in the photo. Insured courier shipping.

César Denis Daly (1811-1894) was a French architect, publisher, and writer. He was the founder and director of the 'Revue générale de l'architecture et des travaux publics' (1840-1888) and 'La Semaine des constructeurs' (1877-1895), two highly influential publications in the field of architecture and civil engineering. Daly is also the author of numerous reference works on 19th-century architecture.
His 'Revue générale de l'architecture et des travaux publics' was one of the most important periodicals of the 19th century, publishing articles on architecture and civil engineering. 'La Semaine des constructeurs' was an illustrated weekly newspaper dedicated to public and private works. Daly is considered a key figure in the history of 19th-century French architecture.