Copper, Brass, and Bronze Surfaces: A Guide to Alloys, Finishes, Fabrication, and Maintenance in Architecture and Art (Architectural Metals Series)

Zahner's book is a master reference covering so many facets of copper and its many alloys. This book is a must-have for those who are interested in designing, specifying, fabricating, finishing, and the maintenance of (in some cases) this beautiful natural metal.Selecting the right copper alloy can be somewhat complicated given each alloy's unique color, available formats and sizes, formability, and corrosion resistance. Zahner does an excellent job helping to bring all of these points together into a thoughtfully laid our reference.

Thank you Bill for gifting the AEC industry with such fantastic insights and institutional knowledge on Copper, Stainless Steel, Architectural Metals and beyond. Looking forward to the next one!

Not very good, book was lame and didn’t have any other info it than I already knew. Reviewer above is a seller for Zinc that probably sells to Zahner.

Architects, Artists, Designers, Owners and Contractors (young or mature) will benefit from this compendium of metallurgical knowledge backed by science as it relates to copper and copper bearing alloys.

How much intelligence does it take to NOT package a heavy book in a flimsy cardboard wrapper for international shipment?

A useful knowledge resource, handy reference for metalwork, sculpture, crafts, architecture, etc.Softcover bound, but warrants a hardback edition, as it will be kept on the shelf and referred to for years to come.