Constructionen in Metall
Constructionen in Metall is a German technical handbook by G. A. Breymann, published in 1854 by Hoffmann'sche Verlags-Buchhandlung, for engineers and builders working in iron. Its plates are measured engineering drawings of metal framing, bridge trusses, arches, and joints, with numbered figures and scale bars. A designer could take from them the rigid geometry of braced trusses, lattice panels, and riveted connections as structural motifs for graphic patterns.
