Abstract
Studies of an Alexander Jackson Davis document in the architectural collections of the University of Rochester Art Library have shown that Davis, so far as is known, was alone in his use of this kind of material. The document consists of eleven sheets of a printed “Specification of the materials and works required for building a dwelling house in Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y. for J. G. Lamberson according to the accompanying drawings, and the conditions subjoined. [Signed] Alex'r J. Davis, Arc't.” Nine sheets of drawings including plans, elevations, and sections follow. The sheets are pasted to short stubs of blue construction paper and the whole is bound in boards with red leather trim. The resulting booklet measures ten by thirteen inches. Comparison with the few other Davis specifications that are known shows that certain portions, including the final contract and provisions, are missing.
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