The Practical Builder

The Practical Builder

Author: William Pain

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0486320618

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DIVThis 1774 guidebook was a do-it-yourself manual for those who could not afford an architect's services. Annotated, meticulously rendered engravings depict cross-sections of chimney-pieces, ceilings, cornices, and other architectural details.


The Practical Builder

The Practical Builder

Author: William Pain

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0486498417

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This 1774 guidebook for English carpenters was oneof the earliest “do-it-yourself” manuals ever published.Designed for those who could not afford an architect’sservices, the book functioned as a source of constructiontechniques and design details. Employing elementaryarithmetic and geometry, the annotated and meticulouslyrendered engravings depict cross-sections of chimneypieces,ceilings, cornices, and other architectural details.Reprint of the I. Taylor, London, 1774 edition